How to change the default profile limits useful for setting the password life time to stop the password timing out and asking the user to change the password especially when applications are connecting to the DB.

SYSTEM@WEBDB1> @qprofile
Enter value for 1: DEFAULT
old   1: select * from dba_profiles where profile =upper(‘&1’)
new   1: select * from dba_profiles where profile =upper(‘DEFAULT’)

PROFILE                        RESOURCE_NAME                    RESOURCE LIMIT
—————————— ——————————– ——– —————————————-
DEFAULT                        COMPOSITE_LIMIT                  KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        SESSIONS_PER_USER                KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        CPU_PER_SESSION                  KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        CPU_PER_CALL                     KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION        KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL           KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        IDLE_TIME                        KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        CONNECT_TIME                     KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PRIVATE_SGA                      KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS            PASSWORD 10
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME               PASSWORD 180
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME              PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX               PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION         PASSWORD NULL
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME               PASSWORD 1
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME              PASSWORD 7

16 rows selected.

SYSTEM@WEBDB1> alter profile default limit password_life_time unlimited;

Profile altered.

SYSTEM@WEBDB1> alter profile default limit failed_login_attempts unlimited;

Profile altered.

SYSTEM@WEBDB1> alter profile default limit password_lock_time unlimited;

Profile altered.

SYSTEM@WEBDB1> alter profile default limit password_grace_time unlimited;

Profile altered.

SYSTEM@WEBDB1> @qprofile
Enter value for 1: DEFAULT
old   1: select * from dba_profiles where profile =upper(‘&1’)
new   1: select * from dba_profiles where profile =upper(‘DEFAULT’)

PROFILE                        RESOURCE_NAME                    RESOURCE LIMIT
—————————— ——————————– ——– —————————————-
DEFAULT                        COMPOSITE_LIMIT                  KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        SESSIONS_PER_USER                KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        CPU_PER_SESSION                  KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        CPU_PER_CALL                     KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION        KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL           KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        IDLE_TIME                        KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        CONNECT_TIME                     KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PRIVATE_SGA                      KERNEL   UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS            PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME               PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME              PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX               PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION         PASSWORD NULL
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME               PASSWORD UNLIMITED
DEFAULT                        PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME              PASSWORD UNLIMITED

16 rows selected.

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