What happens when you try and connect hgjfhgjdkh/sdjkhfjkhf ??
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HJR
"David BAFFALEUF" <david.baffaleuf_at_axa-im.com> wrote in message
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> Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message
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> > On 8 Dec 2002 22:20:18 -0800, david.baffaleuf_at_axa-im.com (David
> > BAFFALEUF) wrote:
> >
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >I have a little question about modifying sys/system password on Oracle
> > >8.
> > >If I modify system password by:
> > >
> > >alter user system identified by <new password>
> > >
> > >, I will be able to connect as system with my new password, but, and
> > >this is more embarassing, I will still be able to connect with
> > >manager.
> > >
> > >Does anybody encountered this before ?
> > >
> > >Thx in advance !
> > >
> > >DBF.
> >
> >
> > This happens when you are on the server and are using O/S
> > authentication. If you don't want that: disable O/S authentication.
> > Without knowing platform and *accurate* version (you are aware how
> > many different versions of 'Oracle 8' there are?) no one will be
> > capable to tell you how to disable this.
> >
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
> >
> > To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address
>
> Hi Sybrand and thanks for your answering,
>
> Apologies for my ignorance:
>
> I have encountered this problem on Oracle 8.1.7 for Solaris 2.6 32
> bits, and also within Oracle 9.0.1 for Linux (SuSe 7.3).
> On both those cases, the OS authentication is disabled
> (OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX and REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT are not set).
>
> Thx,
>
> David.
Received on Mon Dec 09 2002 - 12:40:27 CST
