Re: Authentication with unix password file.

From: Daniel <nospam_at_nospam.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 15:43:49 -0000
Message-ID: <79usr6$dif$1@inet16.us.oracle.com>

Hi,

If its just single signon you require then you could try using remote_os_authentication
ie; if your user is using win3.x, win95 or win nt clients then you can pass the local username and authenticate against an ops$ external database user ...

Daniel...

--
Daniel
Oracle UK

Rick Wessman wrote in message ...
>Rami Krankurs <romank_at_qualcomm.com> writes:
>
>> Hello
>>
>> Does anyone know how can i authenticate oracle users against unix
>> password file,
>>
>> or unix-nis-passwd map ?
>It's not possible to authenticate user passwords against the Unix password
>file either local or NIS.
>>
>> I know i can authenticate against kerberos, what about radius ?
>RADIUS authentication will be available in Oracle8i.
>
>>
>> I have oracle7 and oracle web server, and i want that users will be able
>> use
>>
>> same password in their accounts (solaris 2.6), how do i make this happen
>> ?
>I believe that the Oracle Application Server supports O/S user
authentication
>but since the database does not, there's no way to do it.
>
>--
> Rick
> Rick Wessman
> Security and Directory Technologies
> Server Technologies
> Oracle Corporation
> rwessman_at_us.oracle.com
Received on Thu Feb 11 1999 - 09:43:49 CST