ALTER USER

Change the properties of a user.

Syntax:

   ALTER USER username options;

   ALTER USER username,… {GRANT|REVOKE} proxy_options;

Options:
   IDENTIFIED BY password [REPLACE old_password]
   IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY
   IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY AS external_name
   DEFAULT TABLESPACE tablespace
   TEMPORARY TABLESPACE tablespace
   QUOTA int {K | M} ON tablespace
   QUOTA UNLIMITED ON tablespace
   PROFILE profile_name
   DEFAULT ROLE role [,role,…]
   DEFAULT ROLE ALL [EXCEPT role,…]
   DEFAULT ROLE NONE
   PASSWORD EXPIRE
   ACCOUNT {LOCK|UNLOCK}

proxy_options:
   CONNECT THROUGH proxy [WITH ROLE role_name,…] [authentication]
   CONNECT THROUGH proxy [WITH ROLE ALL EXCEPT role_name,…] [authentication]
   CONNECT THROUGH proxy [WITH NO ROLES] [authentication]

authentication:
   AUTHENTICATED USING PASSWORD
   AUTHENTICATED USING DISTINGUISHED NAME
   AUTHENTICATED USING CERTIFICATE [TYPE 'type'] [VERSION 'version']

When setting a password: its length must be between 1 and 30 characters, the first character must be one of A-Z or 0-9. Other password characters can be A-Z (a-z), 0-9, underscore (_), dollar ($) or hash (#).
In Oracle 11g passwords are case sensitive, in older versions passwords are not case sensitive.
The password must not be a reserved word.

"When people tell you how young you look, they are also telling you how old you are" - Cary Grant

Examples

SQL> Alter user JDoe identified by passw0rd1;

SQL> Alter user JDoe account lock;

SQL> Alter user JDoe account unlock;

Related Oracle Commands:

CREATE USER
DROP USER
ORA-01017 - Invalid Username/Password
Password generator

Related Views:

                                           USER_PASSWORD_LIMITS  
                                                                SESSION_ROLES
                                                                SESSION_PRIVS
                                                                SESSION_CONTEXT
 DBA_TS_QUOTAS                             USER_TS_QUOTAS
 DBA_USERS            ALL_USERS            USER_USERS
 V$SESSION
 V$SESSION_CONNECT_INFO