Re: Passwords from UNIX

From: Joost H. Caljouw <caljouw_at_worldonline.nl>
Date: 1997/03/02
Message-ID: <01bc2711$627826e0$1e9c099a@caljouw>#1/1

Hi Stefan,

The usual way to do this (at least it's the way WE do it) is by defining the password as 'externally defined'. This way users can login from UNIX to Oracle using /

Don't know if this helps....

Regards, Lambert

Stefan Krampen <Krampen_at_t-online.de> wrote in article <5eq5aa$68o_at_news00.btx.dtag.de>...
> We have Oracle running under HP-UX. On UNIX is NIS (YP) for the
> passwords active.
> Is it possible to have the same userpassword in UNIX and ORACLE. The
> USers should only know one password.
> I think there shoule be an way to import/export password(strings) from
> Oracle to UNIX and vice versa.
>
> Regard
> Stefan Krampen
>
Received on Sun Mar 02 1997 - 00:00:00 CST