Invoking Export As SYSDBA

SYSDBA is used internally and has specialized functions; its behavior is not the same as for generalized users. Therefore, you should not typically need to invoke Export as SYSDBA.
However, there may be a few situations in which you need to do so, usually at the request of Oracle technical support.

To invoke Export as SYSDBA, use the following syntax:

exp username/password AS SYSDBA


or, optionally:

exp username/password@instance AS SYSDBA


Note: Because the string "AS SYSDBA" contains a blank, most operating systems require that entire string 'username/password AS SYSDBA' 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. Please see your operating system-specific
documentation for information about special and reserved characters on your system. If either the username or password is omitted, Export will prompt you for it.

If you prefer to use the Export interactive mode, please see Interactively Invoking Export As SYSDBA for more information.