Oracle: ORA-01040 Error Message

ORA-01040 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-01040 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-01040 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-01040: invalid character in password; logon denied

Cause

You tried to logon to Oracle using a password that either contained a multi-byte character or a character that is not part of the US7ASCII character set.

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

Enter a valid password and retry logon.