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Paul de Anguera wrote:
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> In article <37A8F8EC.42D7EFB4_at_bostonbio.com>,
> Jeffrey Janousek <jjanousek_at_bostonbio.com> wrote:
> >My database shows the executable program (PLUS33.EXE, DDE132.EXE, etc.)
> >in the V$SESSION for some users, but others have a default of 'OraPgm'.
> >Where does this value come from and how can I change the client
> >configuration (or other) to show the correct OS product connected? The
> >server machine is Solaris and the clients are Windows95.
> I've seen similar behavior for column OSUSER. If
> the client sets variable USERNAME it shows up in
> OSUSER. If the client doesn't, OSUSER is set to
> "OraUser" as a default (what a wasted opportunity
> to make good use of a null value). So my guess is
> that your clients sometimes fail to set the
> program name. I have also noticed bogus program
> names like C:\WINDOWS\WINSOCK.DLL . Since we run
> a client-server system with a single executable,
> PSTLS.EXE, that has nothing to do with browsers, I
> think that can't be right.
>
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(From the PC to Server)
16-bit stuff tends to appear this way..
You get OraUser and OraPgm all over the place...
32-bit apps solve this...
HTH
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"Some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue." Received on Mon Aug 09 1999 - 09:22:53 CDT
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