Re: Q:DBA group in UNIX ...

Pere Juanola wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I have ORACLE 7.2 installed on Digital Unix and I'm trying to have 4
> more DBA users.
>
> I modified the /etc/group and added to DBA group the 4 users :
>
> DBA:*:111:oracle,user1,user2,root,user3
>
> user1, user2 : normal users of UNIX
> user3: user with UID 0 (as root)
>
> Then I tried to access to svrmgrl and connect internal, with 'user1'
> and 'user2' I had no problem but with 'root' I was asked to enter the
> password.
>
> Can somebody tell me what I'm doing wrong, or if a user with super-user
> privileges (UID 0) can't connect internal whitout password ?

I recall something about ROOT membership in the dba group. I believe group related access by root to secure database operations is restricted and not as easy deliberately as other memebrs of the dba group.

Michael

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