Re: ORA-12638 credential retrieval error

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:34:58 -0000
Message-ID: <953h0l$bvr$1@soap.pipex.net>

"Andre Probst" <ap_at_andre-probst.de> wrote in message news:94vb19$ncp$1_at_Merlin.et.bocholt.fh-gelsenkirchen.de... <snip>

> A consultant told me that it could be the ASUS Motherboard ( 1 Year old),
> which may be not certified for W2K.
> I flashed the BIOS with no result concerning the DB Installation.
>
> We've bought no support from Oracle, because normally there are no
problems.
> 1000 $ per year just for one question is too much.

I can't pass on this one. Your organisation will not buy support for mission critical software. It will however buy a consultants time for advice on how motherboard type can lead to authentication failure. To say the least this is a strange set of priorities

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK

Received on Mon Jan 29 2001 - 04:34:58 CST