Re: Who's internal ?

Oracle uses a different authentication mechanism on Unix from NT. On NT (and W2K) it uses a db password for the connect internal. On Unix systems Oracle's acceptance of the connect internal command is controlled by the users membership in the dba group at the OS level. The dba group is normally dba, but does not need to be.

HTH
Randy Harris

"Joanes Timoteo" <joao_tomaz_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:9mp885$hgl$1_at_venus.telepac.pt...
> Hi !
>
> I can't figure out why I can connect with internal without supllying a
> password. Shouldn't the correct behavior be to ask me for a password. Well
> it doesn't... i just type: connect internal , and that's it, I'm
connected
> as SYS.
>
> Strange... I'm using Oracle 8.1.6 , and I remember there where times when
I
> had to give a password in order to connect. I have the init parameter
> REMOTE_LOGIN = exclusive ( if this has anything to do with it )
> I have a password file , and it seems to be in the right directory.. so
> shouldn't it be used ?
>
> Thanx in advance
>
> K.P.Proiska
>
>
Received on Fri Aug 31 2001 - 20:28:17 CDT