Use the following syntax to encrypt a password:

passwordUtil.sh encrypt <password in plain text format>

When you run

passwordUtil

, you enter options for each command, followed by the required arguments. To enter an argument that contains a space or other non-alphanumeric character, enclose the argument in quotation marks.

For example, to encrypt the password for a particular database on Windows:

passwordUtil.bat encrypt system123

On UNIX, run the following command:

passwordUtil.sh encrypt system123

If you omit or incorrectly enter one of the required options, the command fails and

passwordUtil

returns an error message.

The

passwordUtil

command returns the following value:

25a0bdfd1ec9e4f6a648097acc5acfefe4e0240a65fbaad820d91e0c72886484