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database or batch job running as system user is locking up the account

edited Dec 2, 2011 2:05AM in Database Administration (MOSC) 21 commentsAnswered
I have a database (oracle 10.2.0.4 on windows).  I have tried to change the system user password several times and when I do, the system user eventually gets locked out because something is running somewhere in the db as the system (system user profile is set to lock account after 12 tries) user but I can't figure out what it is.  I have looked in dba jobs and in the windows scheduler but no luck.  Eventually I will start getting the warning: inbound connection timed out (ora-3136) messages because whatever it is trying to run times out because password is wrong.  I

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