Alan, I think what Lyndon meant is this
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES thing on MS Win that
toggles your ability to connect with the syntax
described. Comment it out and you might see something
like ORA-1031
- Alan Davey <adavey_at_competitrack.com> wrote: > Hi
Lyndon,
>
> Well I don't know about your setup, but I can
> connect just fine with the connect string you listed
> below on Win2K, Oracle 9.2.
>
> --
>
> Alan Davey
> adavey_at_competitrack.com
> 212-604-0200 x106
>
>
> On 12/4/2002 2:09 PM, Lyndon Tiu
> <ltiu_at_alumni.sfu.ca> wrote:
> >This is unfortunate or maybe just it's just an
> urban legend?
> >
> >Hands on training, may it be $$$ or self taught at
> home is necessary.
> >But $$$ is
> >definitely not a requirement.
> >
> >I use Oracle at work and do more Oracle at home for
> my certs. I am
> >able to
> >log-in to Oracle on Linux and Solaris. Oracle
> WinNT/2K is another
> >story since
> >you cannot really use:
> >
> >sqlplus /nolog
> >connect / as sysdba
> >startup
> >
> >as you would on Unix. Maybe this is what ticked the
> instructor off
> >- a bunch of
> >Unix Oracle guys can't log into Oracle on NT?
> >
> >--
> >Lyndon Tiu
> >
> >
> >Quoting DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>:
> >
> >> My instructor in a recent Oracle Education class
> said that there
> >were a
> >> couple of smart alecs that caused quite a stir
> within Oracle. After
> >> receiving their OCP, they couldn't log into a
> database, and claimed
> >it was
> >> because they had never actually used Oracle. The
> instructor indicated
> >that
> >> the new requirement (9i I believe) would require
> you to take at
> >least one
> >> class. I asked "do you mean everyone that takes a
> class from you
> >will be
> >> logging on". He just grinned.
> >> Dennis Williams
> >> DBA, 40%OCP
> >> Lifetouch, Inc.
> >> dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
> >>
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