Re: oracle account in /etc/passwd

If it is NIS (which I suspect it is), you can see a list of maps with 'ypwhich -m' and cat the passwd or group map with ypcat -k <map_name>: e.g. ypcat -k group or ypcat -k group.byname (sorry, I don't have solaris to hand to confirm).

Regards
David Lord

On 9 Rhag 2008, at 17:15, Joe Smith wrote:

>
> I am having trouble getting my scripts to login and run against a
> 10g database on solaris 8.
>
> I can login from the cmd prompt as sysdba all day long.
>
> this is the only entry in /etc/passwd that refers to oracle:
>
> (oracle) $ more /etc/passwd
> +oracle:x:::::
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> In /etc/group I see no entries for dba and oinstall. Oracle and
> oinstall are the software installers and owners.
>
> Again I can login to sql*plus as sysdba with no problem.
>
>
> What does the +oracle entry mean in /etc/passwd?
>
> Is it authenticating from some other mechanism?
>
>
> thanks.
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