Re: connect system/password@xe doesn't work

<JL19348_at_HOTMAIL.CO.UK> wrote in message news:1173609999.661295.6820_at_n33g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
> Hi, I am not a DBA, I am interested in Oracle (4 weeks experience
> mainly at work), and am moving from Windows/SQL Server to Linux/Oracle
> for my 2 computer home network for learning.
>
> I have a problem with my new Oracle XE installation. During
> installation I accepted all the defaults. My problem is that I can
> connect as some users from computer2 to computer1 (which has Oracle
> on it) but not all, specifically system/manager. I need to connect as
> system/manager onto computer1 from computer2 as computer1 doesn't have
> a monitor/vga card/keyboard. Do I need to set something somewhere
> (init.ora ??) or has my installation failed somehow. You will see what
> I have tried below for computer1 and computer2 and the Oracle error
> message I am getting. What I see tells me that the passwords and
> tnsnames.ora are setup properly too.
>
> Thank you
> John
>
>
>
> computer1 (Oracle XE installed. Suse 9 x86):
>
> sqlplus system/manager_at_xe CONNECTS OK
>
> sqlplus hr/hr_at_xe CONNECTS OK
>
>
>
> computer2 (Oracle client installed, Ubuntu x86):
>
> sqlplus hr/hr_at_xe CONNECTS OK
>
> sqlplus system/manager_at_xe GIVES THE FOLLOWING ERROR
>
> john_at_ub04:~$ sqlplus system/manager_at_xe
>
> SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sun Mar 11 10:35:19 2007
>
> Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
>
> ERROR:
> ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied
>
>
> Enter user-name:
>

Incorrect password for the SYSTEM user ? Can you connect with SYSTEM on the PC where XE runs ? Received on Sun Mar 11 2007 - 06:42:45 CDT