Specify Database Schema Passwords

Specify passwords for the following database administrative accounts (schemas): SYS, SYSMAN, SYSTEM, and DBSNMP. Then, click Next.

While the software allows the use of the same password for all accounts, Oracle recommends that you specify different passwords for each account.

To specify a different password for each account:

Select Use different passwords for these accounts.
For each account listed in the table, enter a password in the Password column and reenter the same password in the Confirm Password column.

To specify the same password for all accounts:

Note: These accounts are privileged database accounts. You must remember the passwords that you specify for each.

Minimum Password Requirements

The installation will not continue if the following requirements are not met:

Password cannot exceed 30 characters.
Password cannot contain invalid characters: ! @ % ^ & * ( ) + = \ | ` ~ [ { ] } ; : ' " , < > ?
A user name cannot be a password.
An empty password cannot be accepted.
The SYS account password cannot be change_on_install. (case-insensitive)
The SYSTEM account password cannot be manager. (case-insensitive)
The SYSMAN account password cannot be sysman. (case-insensitive)
The DBSNMP account password cannot be dbsnmp. (case-insensitive)
If you choose to use the same password for all the accounts, then that password cannot be change_on_install, manager, sysman, or dbsnmp. (case-insensitive)

When prompted for a password, follow these guidelines. Oracle recommends that the password you specify:

contains at least one lowercase letter.
contains at least one uppercase letter.
contains at least one digit.
is at least 8 characters in length.
uses the database character set which can include the underscore (_), dollar ($), and pound sign (#) characters.
if contains special characters, including beginning the password with a number or symbol, then enclose the password with double-quotation marks.
should not be an actual word.