Re: External authentication from Windows to Unix

m.t.ellis_at_gmail.com wrote:

> Hi folks. We've got Oracle database living on a Unix server, and some
> Windows machines that want to talk to it. Is there any way I can safely
> use external authentication on the Windows boxes so I don't have to
> store username/passwords in config files?
>
> Cheers
> Matt

Use can do with externally authenticated accounts such as OPS$.

But safely? That is quite another matter. Why are the users too lazy to have and regularly update passwords?

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