Re: Database instances fail to OPEN automatically on system start

From: Sybrand Bakker <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 06:34:30 +0100
Message-ID: <48p6u0tr8kbjt6q2p1fgs8bviudq5pjq81@4ax.com>

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:39:43 +1300, "Matthew" <114775.401_at_compuserve.invalid> wrote:

>However, when I log into Windows I see that though the services pertaining
>to the instances in question have indeed started automatically, the
>instances are not OPEN. The ORADIM.LOG file is full of the following
>errors:
> ORA-12640: Authentication adapter initialization failed
>What should I check next to resolve this?
>
>I should mention that the database server is also a backup domain controller
>in our Windows 2000 based domain, so it has no local groups or users.
>

Oracle advises against installing a database on either a PDC or a BDC. The error message is because of your Sam database. Try setting sqlnet.authentication_services to none in sqlnet.ora

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Mon Jan 10 2005 - 23:34:30 CST