Why do I get error "ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied"?

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Why do I get error "ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied"?

Article :	00997
Last Reviewed :	11th December 2008
Revision :	1

Check that the User and Password attributes for the data source in the odbc.ini specify a valid Oracle user name and password.

If you are connecting to an Oracle 11g database, check that the password specified in odbc.ini is the correct case. By default, passwords are case sensitive for new or modified accounts in Oracle 11g.

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- Easysoft ODBC-Oracle Driver
- Easysoft ODBC-Oracle WP Driver

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Why do I get error "ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied"?

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