RE: account locking up
From: MacGregor, Ian A. <ian_at_slac.stanford.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:03:16 -0700
Message-ID: <FD1D618E4F164D4C8BA5513D4268174A01A1A0FA91FA_at_EXCHCLUSTER1-02.win.slac.stanford.edu>
Be careful here. There is a new feature in Oracle 11 concerning failed logins. MOS is not responding right now but
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Peter Hitchman [pjhoraclel_at_gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:04 AM
To: oracle-l
Subject: Re: account locking up
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:03:16 -0700
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Be careful here. There is a new feature in Oracle 11 concerning failed logins. MOS is not responding right now but
explains it adequately. It can be a real pain. There is a patch to turn off the behavior.
I think the number is 13696216, but I cannot verify that now.
Ian A. MacGregor
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Peter Hitchman [pjhoraclel_at_gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 3:04 AM
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Subject: Re: account locking up
Hi
You could also change the profile being used to allow unlimited
failed_login_attempts, to stop what is in effect a denial of service
situation.
Regards
Pete
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