RE: 7.3.4 svrmgrl requiring password if called by root user

Are you using password files?
1) Check if some orapwSID file exists.

    if exists, then, internal user will always be required to authenticate in order to login. (except that

    'dba' group is granted at os level.
2) Check $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/config.s file for some string like:
/* 0x0008 15 */ .ascii "dba\0"

The 'dba' string indicates that group DBA must be asigned to the user that will be used to connect as internal.
If other string is used, then, you must use that os group as DBA role, and you must grant that
group at os level.

Hope it helps

• Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 5:23 PM

> My database backup scripts are failing when run by the
> root user. I have just had the requirment to add a
> dump of all filesystems to my regular database backup
> routine. Upon running my modified scripts as the root
> user, required for the dump, I am greeted by a request
> for a password in response to the connect internal
> command. I can duplicate this by simply running
> svrmgrl from a prompt as the root user. Again this is
> for Oracle 7.3.4 on DG/UX.
>
> We are not using OS authentication, and I svrmgrl does
> NOT require a password for the other OS users I have
> tried to use. I added the root user to the dba and
> oper groups in hopes that might solve my problem, but
> was still prompted for a password.
>
>
> Any help with this is appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Steve McClure
>
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