Re: FIXED: any junk password works for sys / NEW QUESTION: grid control: connection refused error
From: Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:04:40 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380909180804g1a18e3c1ha6009e55444b3c96_at_mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 7:19 AM, sundar mahadevan < sundarmahadevan82_at_gmail.com> wrote:
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:04:40 -0700
Message-ID: <bf46380909180804g1a18e3c1ha6009e55444b3c96_at_mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 7:19 AM, sundar mahadevan < sundarmahadevan82_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> Thanks for the replies. Adding the sqlnet.ora file with
> SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NONE) fixed the junk password issue.
> Would appreciate if Bala could explain me why junk password was
> allowed earlier and after adding sqlnet.ora with
> SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NONE) made the trick.
>
>
Because the OS was authenticating you to logon as SYSDBA to the server.
The password was not needed.
Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
-- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-lReceived on Fri Sep 18 2009 - 10:04:40 CDT