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How to unlock a user account in Oracle

Unlock a locked Oracle user account with ALTER USER ACCOUNT UNLOCK, then verify the account status.

Tested on11g12c19c21c23ai26ai

Unlock an account that locked after failed logins or a lock action.

This statement changes account state. Review it and run it deliberately.

ALTER USER &&username ACCOUNT UNLOCK;

-- Verify (read-only)
SELECT username, account_status, lock_date
FROM   dba_users
WHERE  username = UPPER('&username');
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