ChangePassword (OraSession) Method

Applies To

OraSession

Description

This method changes the password for a given user.

Arguments	Description
[in] database_name	A string representing the Oracle Network specifier used when connecting to a database.
[in] user_name	A string representing the user for whom the password will be changed.
[in] current_password	A string representing the current password for the user.
[in] new_password	A string representing the new password the user account will be set to.

Usage

OraSession.ChangePassword database_name, user_name, current_password, new_password

Remarks

This method is especially useful when a password has expired. In that case, OpenDatabase or CreateDatabasePool could return the error:

ORA-28001 "the password has expired".

Example

Dim OraSession As OraSession

Dim OraDatabase As OraDatabase

Dim password as String

'Note: The DBA could expire scott's password by issuing

'ALTER USER SCOTT PASSWORD EXPIRE

Set OraSession = CreateObject("OracleInProcServer.XOraSession")

password = "tiger"

On Error GoTo err:

Set OraDatabase = OraSession.OpenDatabase("ExampleDb",

"scott/" & password, 0&)

End

err:

'Check for password expiration error

If OraSession.LastServerErr = 28001 Then

OraSession.ChangePassword "ExampleDb", "scott", password, "newpass"

'reset our password variable, then try OpenDatabase again

password = "newpass"

Resume

End If

End