Re: svrmgrl, sqlplus question ???

Charlie Mengler wrote:

><RANT>
>When I'm logged onto the Unix system as user "oracle"
>using 9i, Oracle refuses to allow me to log into it by
>just using "/". It insists that always include the two
>words " / as sysdba"! Since it precludes me from
>logging into Oracle just using "/", what is gained by
>forcing me to always specify "as sysdba", too????
></RANT>
>

do you have OS authenticated accounts set up? and do you have a prefix specified? does 9i even do that?

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