USERID

Default: If it is omitted, then you are prompted for it. If only a slash is used, then USERID defaults to your operating system login

Purpose

The USERID parameter is used to provide your Oracle username and password.

Syntax and Description

USERID=[username | / | SYS]

Specify a user name. For security reasons, Oracle recommends that you specify only the user name on the command line. SQL*Loader then prompts you for a password.

If you do not specify the USERID parameter, then you are prompted for it. If only a slash is used, then USERID defaults to your operating system login.

If you connect as user SYS, then you must also specify AS SYSDBA in the connect string.

Restrictions

  • Because the string, AS SYSDBA, contains a blank, some operating systems may require that the entire connect string be placed in quotation marks or marked as a literal by some method. Some operating systems also require that quotation marks on the command line be preceded by an escape character, such as backslashes.

    See your Oracle operating system-specific documentation for information about special and reserved characters on your system.

Example

The following example specifies a user name of hr. SQL*Loader then prompts for a password. Because it is the first and only parameter specified, you do not need to include the parameter name USERID:

> sqlldr hr
Password:

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