RE: Tricky oracle user name

Hi

> Why name a user anonymous?

Simply because no authentication is performed... and therefore the user is anonymous! Or I'm missing something?

I guess they have been inspired by others using the same name, e.g. ftp(1).

> I could not get an answer from Oracle documentation.

I don't know what you are looking for... but here http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/appdev.102/b14259/xdb22p ro.htm#sthref2284 you see an utilization of this user.

HTH
Chris

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