Re: ORA-12631: Username retrieval failed

anand b wrote:
> I had same problems while connecting to the database. I modified
> sqlnet.ora as mentioned and it is all working again.
>
> But still I have not understood how sqlnet.ora got modified with the
> wrong entry.
>
> Regards,
> AB.

Then you have an internal security problem you need to address.

SQLNET.ORA can only be modified by people that have access to the server. Who are they? Why do they have access? Which one did it?

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