ORA-01017 logging in OEM as sysdba but not as usual

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  ERROR at line 1:
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  ERROR at line 1:
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  Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
  
  
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  IMP-00058: ORACLE error 1017 encountered
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  Password:
  
  IMP-00058: ORACLE error 1017 encountered
  ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon deniedUsername: SYSTEM
  Password:
  
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  ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
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  SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Oct 4 16:41:53 2010
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
  
  
  Connected to:
  Personal Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
  With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options
  
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  SYSDATE
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  D:\TÖÖ\exp_ddl.dmp>sqlplus system/[email protected]
  
  SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mon Oct 4 16:46:13 2010
  
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle.  All rights reserved.
  
  ERROR:
  ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
  
  
  Enter user-name:

  I read the following thread:
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  What about:

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  Edited by: hartmutm the 04.10.2010 07:22

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  Copyright (c) 1982, 2011, Oracle. All rights reserved.
  
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  ORA-01017: name of user and password invalid. connection refused
  
  
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  Hi, for the use of this you must create a user authenticated externally then it will work... Check other databases where you are using the sqlplus / connection for your refrence command

• ORA-01017 when you add the name of the service

  Hello
  
  In short, I can connect locally with "sqlplus USER/pass. However, I can not connect with "sqlplus USER/pass@zabbix" or I can't connect externally using thin client:
  
  
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  SQL * more: version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Tue Mar 12 10:35:21 2013
  Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.
  ERROR:
  ORA-01017: name of user and password invalid. connection refused
  
  
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  DEFAULT TABLESPACE USERS
  TEMPORARY TEMP TABLESPACE
  DEFAULT PROFILE
  RELEASE OF ACCOUNT;
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  (SERVICE_NAME = zabbix)
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  Copyright (c) 1991, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.
  
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  AMT Ping Utility for 64-bit Windows: Version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on March 12, 2013 10:18:15
  
  Copyright (c) 1997, 2008, Oracle. All rights reserved.
  
  Use settings files:
  d:\...\sqlnet.ora
  
  
  TNSNAMES adapter used to resolve the alias
  Try to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = a.dom.b.com) (PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = zabbix)))
  OK (0 msec)
  
  Edited by: 970022 March 12, 2013 08:35
  
  Edited by: 970022 March 12, 2013 08:51
  
  Edited by: 970022 March 12, 2013 08:54

  970022 wrote:
  I agree with your chances. The answer may be as simple as associate an account with a database. I posted the way in which the user was created. The user has been created through SQLPLUS SYS as SYSDBA user. I can't find any documentation that describes how to link a user to a database.

  sqlplus USER/pass@zabbix

  you are "assuming" happens above to a specific database.
  What evidence do you have that you REALLY get to the DB where you know what USER/pass are?