emoms.properties File Tips

Question:  What are the contents of the emoms.properties file, and how do you update the emoms.properties file?

Answer:  emoms.properties file is a flat file that contains control information, including the SYSMAN password. 

You can change the SYSMAN password in several ways:

• Edit the emoms.properties flat file.   

1.  Locate the following entries in the emoms.properties file:
   
   oracle.sysman.eml.mntr.emdRepPwd=ece067ffc15edc4f oracle.sysman.eml.mntr.emdRepPwdEncrypted=TRUE  
    
2.  Edit the file with vi
3.  Enter your new password in the first entry and enter FALSE in the second entry.  
   
   oracle.sysman.eml.mntr.emdRepPwd=new_password oracle.sysman.eml.mntr.emdRepPwdEncrypted=FALSE
   
4.  Exit vi and save (  :x )  

• You can also recover the emoms.properties file from backup.

1.  Copy emoms.properties file from backup to the /sysman/config/ directory
2. Bounce the OMS with opmnctl stopall and opmn startall

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