orapwd file=/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/dbs/orapworacledb password=oracle entries=10
[oracle@oracle10g dbs]$ orapwd
Usage: orapwd file=
where
file - name of password file (mand),
password - password for SYS (mand),
entries - maximum number of distinct DBA,
force - whether to overwrite existing file (opt),
nosysdba - whether to shut out the SYSDBA logon (opt for Database Vault only).
There are no spaces around the equal-to (=) character