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Tuesday, 2 September 2025

APEX ADMIN account locked for workspace INTERNAL - password change procedure

 If APEX ADMIN account has locked  for INTERNAL workspace or need to change the password, use the following procedure, please test it first and do the necessary backups first.


INTERNAL Admin password change

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login with sys as sysdba to the APEX database


SQL> show pdbs


    CON_ID CON_NAME                       OPEN MODE  RESTRICTED

---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ----------

         2 PDB$SEED                       READ ONLY  NO

         3 APEXUAT                          READ WRITE NO

SQL> alter session set container=APEXUAT;


Session altered.


SQL>

SQL>

SQL> @apxchpwd.sql

...set_appun.sql

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This script can be used to change the password of an Oracle APEX

instance administrator. If the user does not yet exist, a user record will be

created.

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Enter the administrator's username [ADMIN]

User "ADMIN" exists.

Enter ADMIN's email [apexadmin@testlab.com]

Enter ADMIN's password []

Changed password of instance administrator ADMIN.


- test the login with ADMIN account for INTERNAL workspace

APEX ADMIN account locked for workspace INTERNAL - password change procedure

 If APEX ADMIN account has locked  for INTERNAL workspace or need to change the password, use the following procedure, please test it first ...