Re: External authentication

"Stjepan Brbot" <Stjepan.Brbot_at_ZG.HiNet.HR> wrote in message news:a3rof4$458u$2_at_as201.hinet.hr...
> "F C" <future_canadian_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:9fd389d6.0202052204.5c378702_at_posting.google.com...
> > I had the same problem and recently got the answer from this NG.
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> I hope I will also find the answer here :-)
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> > In Oracle, assuming that the authentication prefix is an empty string,
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> Yes, as I told before, authentication prefix is empty string
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> > include the computer name in the username, like PC100\USER. Use double
> > quotes and uppercase letters. Log on Windows as USER. That should
> > work.
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> Probably that's the point, to include the computer name because my
> username/password is local account authenticated by my local PC not
> domain controller! However, what does it mean when I want to connect to
> database from SQL*Plus, do I have to connect with string in this format
> "computer\username\password_at_SID"?
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> Stjepan Brbot <Stjepan.Brbot_at_ZG.HiNet.HR>
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It means that if you did
create user computer\username identified externally etc. you can just use a / to connect, which is the purpose of OS authentication.

Regards

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

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