Re: ora:01017 invalid username/password

On Mon, 2 Dec 2002 22:54:00 -0000, "michael cooke" <michael.cooke_at_tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

>Oracle 8.1.7 sp3 windows 2000 server sp2
>I am migrating from oracle 7.3.3 to 8.1.7. I have created the db, carried
>out a full exported from Oracle 7 and run import to Oracle 8.1.7. no dramas
>so far. comiled so triggers and enabled various constraints. I then tried to
>connect via our forms 4.5 frontend and received the 0ra:01017 error which
>then gave me the option to connect direct as a user with and oracle password
>this worked ok.
>My problem is that my users connect using OS authentication which seems not
>to be working even though I have set the various parameters in the init
>file.
>I am going to retry on another test machine using NT 4.0 as the OS to see
>if the same problem occurs but would appreciate any suggestions from anyone
>wo has had the same or similar problems
>
>regds
>Mick
>

You need to prefix the usernames with the domain name like this "\\<domain>\username"
Did you that?

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address Received on Mon Dec 02 2002 - 17:02:57 CST