Apps password change routine in Release 12.2 E-Business Suite changed a little bit. We have now extra options to change password, as well as some manual steps after changing the password using FNDCPASS.

There is a new utility introduced called AFPASSWD. This utility unlike FNDCPASS wont require you to enter apps and system user password, and makes it possible to separate duties between database administrator and application administrator. In most cases both these roles are done by same DBA. But in large organizations, there may be different teams that manage Database and Application.

Whether you use FNDCPASS or AFPASSWD to change the APPLSYS/APPS password, you must also perform some additional steps. This is because in R12.2, the old AOL/J connection pooling is replaced with Weblogic Connection Pool ( JDBC Data source ).  Currently this procedure is not yet automated. It would be good, if this can be automated using some WLS scripting.

AFPASSWD Usage:
Changing SYSADMIN Password from application tier

AFPASSWD -f SYSADMIN
Enter the ORACLE password of Application Object Library ‘APPSUSER’:
Connected successfully to APPS.
Working…
Enter new password for user [SYSADMIN]:
Verify new password for user [SYSADMIN]:
Password is changed successfully for user SYSADMIN.
Password is changed successfully for user SYSADMIN.
AFPASSWD completed successfully.

FOR CHANGING APPLSYS PASSWORD WE NEED TO SHUTDOWN APPLICATION TIER AND  ONCE WE FINISH CHANGING THE PASSWORD WE NEED TO RUN AUTOCONFIG ON ALL TIERS

Steps will be as below

1.SHUTDOWN APPLICATION TIER SERVICES
2.CHANGE PASSWORD
3.RUN AUTOCONFIG ON ALL TIERS
4.START APPLICATION TIER SERVICES.

How to change APPLSYS Password from Application Tier
AFPASSWD -c apps@EBSINSTANCE -s APPLSYS
Enter the ORACLE password of Application Object Library ‘APPSUSER’:
Connected successfully to APPS.
Enter the password for your ‘SYSTEM’ ORACLE schema:
Connected successfully to SYSTEM.
Working…
Enter new password for user:
Verify new password for user:
Working…
AFPASSWD completed successfully.

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