Re: User passwords under NT & Oracle 8.0.4.0.0

"Kenny Gump" <kgump_at_mylanlabs.com> writes:

> You will need to set OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX = OPS$ in your init.ora file then
> create the user as follows:

It doesn't need to be set to this specific value. I suggest setting it to "". That way, you can have longer user names.

>
> create user ops$jsmith
> identified externally
> ....;

If OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX is set to "", then this statement would be: create user jsmith identified externally;

>
> Now user jsmith can log in from his terminal with Windows doing the
> authentication.
>
> Kenny Gump
>
> Evert J. Smit wrote in message <7fvlsm$p6r$1_at_news.kabelfoon.nl>...
> >How can I let the people, in our factory, to connect with the database
> >(Oracle 8.0.4.0.0 unde NT4) with the same password as the one which they
> log
> >in during windows startup.
> >
> >I know that it's possible with something like OS_AUTHENT_PREFIX but I've no
> >idea how to set this up.

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                                        Rick
                                        Rick Wessman
                                        Security and Directory Technologies
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