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Step 6 -Password File

Learn Oracle - Password File

A database might use a password file to authenticate administrative users who can have SYSDBA connect privileges. SYSDBA connect privileges enable a Oracle DBA to startup and shutdown the database and perform other high level administrative tasks. This password file is outside of the database itself, because it must sometimes be referenced when the database is not yet running.

This is not the only form of administrator authentication, so not all databases require a password file.