Re: os_authent_prefix

You are mixing OS authentication, SYSDBA login mechanism and password authentication. I would ask you the "Why or What" question but for your God's sake I won't do it.
Alternatively, you can consult the manuals. For example, here - http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14231/dba.htm#sthref141

Regards,
Alex

2006/7/25, Amir Gheibi <gheibia_at_gmail.com>:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I use Oracle 10g R2 on Fedora Core 4, and I use password file.
>
> The value of "os_authent_prefix" is "ops$", (default) and the os user that
> I'm able to login with it as sysdba using os authentication is named
> "oracle". (connect "/ as sysdba")
>
> I've created a user in my database named ops$oracle with the code bellow:
>
> create user ops$oracle identified by secret;
> grant create session, dba to ops$oracle;
>
> I can connect as sysdba from a remote windows client like this:
> sqlplus "ops$oracle/secret_at_testDb as sysdba"
>
> (testDb is the TNSNAME of that database in the tnsnames.ora file in windows)
>
> but if I want to login to the database locally using the command bellow, I
> get "ORA-01031: insufficient privileges" error:
>
> sqlplus "ops$oracle/secret_at_testDb as sysdba"
>
> As soon as I remove "@testDb" from the command, it works:
>
> sqlplus "ops$oracle/secret as sysdba".
>
> My underestanding is if I want to connect locally and I use tnsname in the
> connection command, oracle will interpret it differently.
>
> Could anyone make this clear for me that why oracle acts differently,
> please?
>
> Regards,
> Amir
>
> PS: For God's sake do not ask why am I doing this?

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