Change Oracle User Password Expiry Date

Question

I have got oracle User Password Expiry date using,

Select Expiry_date from USER_USERS;

I want to throw a warning message when Password is about to expire.

Currently my password is not expiring soon. I want to change the Expiry date to prior date, So that I can test my code.

My user account password should be about to Expire. i.e. I want to get ORA-28002 ERROR.

I tried using alter user XYZ password expire;

This sets my user ACCOUNT_STATUS to EXPIRED state but I want it to be in EXPIRED(GRACE) status.

Please suggest any possible method.

Answer 1

You have to create a new user profile (or alter an existing one) like this:

CREATE PROFILE SHORT_LIFE_PROFILE LIMIT
    PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME 1/24/60/60 --> = 1 second
    PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME 1/24; --> = 1 hour

ALTER USER rdj7 PROFILE SHORT_LIFE_PROFILE;

In order to get ACCOUNT_STATUS = EXPIRED(GRACE) you have to logon with this user, otherwise the status does not change.

C:\>sqlplus rdj7/*****@yourDB

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Fri Mar 10 10:09:29 2017

Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle.  All rights reserved.

ERROR:
ORA-28002: the password will expire within 0 days

Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning option

SQL>

Then you should see it:

SELECT ACCOUNT_STATUS 
FROM DBA_USERS 
WHERE USERNAME = 'RDJ7';

ACCOUNT_STATUS                  
--------------------------------
EXPIRED(GRACE)     

1 row selected.