Re: ORA-12641: TNS:authentication service failed to initialize

From: <rwessman_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: 1997/11/20
Message-ID: <uvhxny5nz.fsf@us.oracle.com>#1/1

Jeremiah Wilton <jeremiah_at_wolfenet.com> writes:

>
> On 19 Nov 1997, Dave Brady wrote:
> >
> > Subject: ORA-12641: TNS:authentication service failed to initialize
> >
> > I'm flying blind here, as I don't have the SQL*Net docs yet (v2.3).
> >
> > I can connect to the database (7.3.3) with SQL*Plus 3.3.3 if I issue:
> >
> > sqlplus username/password
> >
> > but if I type:
> >
> > sqlplus username/password_at_service name
> >
> > I get the error.
>
> Add the following line to your listener.ora:
>
> SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=(BEQ,NONE)
That will work. It sounds like that the Advanced Networking Option is linked into the client and server and chosen authentication service can't start. BTW, the behavior is changed in Oracle8 8.0.3, ANO will not be used unless specifically configured. In Oracle7, the client and server automatically negotiate.

			Rick
			Rick Wessman
			Middleware Security Products
			Oracle Corporation
			rwessman_at_us.oracle.com

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Received on Thu Nov 20 1997 - 00:00:00 CST