Re: After installing Oracle 8.1.5 client, i can't access Oracle Server through SQL*Plus

From: Jay M. Scheiner <jxs_at_wolpoff_nospm_law.com>
Date: 2000/08/07
Message-ID: <398ebbd4.338562530@news.erols.com>#1/1

Sounds like a problem I had, using external authentication on windows.

What server/client OS's are you using? What authentication methods do you have enabled?

Try commenting out the NTS line in tnsnames.ora. If you have a working client machine, copy from there to the client that doesn't work.

On Sun, 06 Aug 2000 22:19:59 GMT, xiaohuiz_at_my-deja.com wrote:

> After installing Oracle 8.1.5 client, i can't access Oracle Server
>through SQL*Plus,i see the prompt "ORA-12638:Credential retrieval
>failed.". The parameters of Oracle client are all correct. I don't know
>why i can't access Oracle Server through Client.
> I appreciate your comments.
>
>Richard Zhou
>
>
>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
>Before you buy.

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