default password

It’s not needed to say how important this is to have all the password reset, even though on new Exa hardware the SSH is usually disabled. How ever, oftenly we need to have access in some of the consoles knowing the password was never changed but unaware on what it should be.

For those cases (until you change it, ASAP), here is a quick reference:

Database Server:

root/welcome1
oracle/welcome1
grid/welcome1
grub/sos1Exadata

Exadata Storage Servers:

root/welcome1
celladmin/welcome1
cellmonitor/welcome1

InfiniBand switches:

root/welcome1
nm2user/changeme

Ethernet switches:

admin/welcome1

Power distribution units (PDUs):

admin/welcome1
root/welcome1

Database server ILOMs:

root/welcome1

Exadata Storage Server ILOMs:

root/welcome1

InfiniBand ILOMs:

ilom-admin/ilom-admin
ilom-operator/ilom-operator

Keyboard, video, mouse (KVM):

admin/welcome1

Change them!

I hope this was useful for you.

Hi all!
Did you know since Oracle Database 11g we have a way to quickly identify users with default passwords?
It’s implemented in a really simple way, with a single data dictionary view: DBA_USERS_WITH_DEFPWD

You can identify these users with the query:

select * from dba_users_with_defpwd

Example of output:

USERNAME
------------------------------
DIP
MDSYS
WK_TEST
CTXSYS
OLAPSYS
OUTLN
EXFSYS
SCOTT
MDDATA
ORDPLUGINS
ORDSYS
XDB
LBACSYS
SI_INFORMTN_SCHEMA
WMSYS

You can see SCOTT listed above, because his password is TIGER, the default one. Change it with:

SQL> alter user scott identified by tiger1;

User altered.

Now if you check the view:

SQL> select * from dba_users_with_defpwd;

USERNAME
------------------------------
DIP
MDSYS
WK_TEST
CTXSYS
OLAPSYS
OUTLN
EXFSYS
MDDATA
ORDPLUGINS
ORDSYS
XDB
LBACSYS
SI_INFORMTN_SCHEMA
WMSYS

You don’t see SCOTT on the list anymore. It’s that simple!

Hope it helps to make you database more secure.
Cheers!

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Quick Reference: Oracle Exadata default passwords

Oracle Security: Users with Default Passwords