FORCE

This argument, if set to y, enables you to overwrite an existing password file. An error is returned if a password file of the same name already exists and this argument is omitted or set to n.

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ASM

If this argument is set to y, then ORAPWD creates an Oracle ASM password file. The FILE argument must specify a location in the Oracle ASM disk group.

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If this argument is set to n, the default, then ORAPWD creates a password file. The FILE argument can specify a location in the Oracle ASM disk group or in the operating system file system. When the DBUNIQUENAME argument is specified, the password file is a database password file. When the DBUNIQUENAME argument is not specified, the password file can be a database password file or an Oracle ASM password file.

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DBUNIQUENAME

This argument sets the unique database name for a database password file being created on an Oracle ASM disk group. It identifies which database resource to update with the database password file location.

This argument is not required when a database password file is created on an operating system file system.

This argument is ignored when an Oracle ASM password file is created by setting the ASM argument to y.

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