Re: Identifying user externally, but...

"MF" <mf_at_mf.com> writes:

>
> Robert Chung wrote in message <35800eff.3839412_at_news.mindspring.com>...
> >On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:24:01 +0100, "Steven Egberghs"
> ><steven.egberghs_at_advalvas.be> wrote:
> >
> >Hi, Steven. Setting REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT to TRUE solved problem. Thank
> >you very much!
> >
>
>
> Yes, but anyone on any Windows pc could log in as SYSTEM without a
> password....
>
> NEVER EVER SET REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT TO TRUE...
Agreed. This is a bad practice and should be restricted to networks where all of the users can be trusted.
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                                        Rick
                                        Rick Wessman
                                        Distributed Data Security
                                        Oracle Corporation
                                        rwessman_at_us.oracle.com