RE: sys login -probably a dumb question

[Donahue, Adam]

You probably have the sys password incorrect on instance2.  If you specify "as sysdba" it basically ignores the password if you are authorized as an OS user (belong to group oracle, for example).

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: John Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 4:05 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: sys login -probably a dumb question

Nope - they are both 9.2.0.2 solaris 9

>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/05/02 02:08PM >>>

Any chance that instance 2 is 9i, and instance 1 isn't?

-----Original Message-----
From: John Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:34 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: sys login -probably a dumb question

I have 2 instances on a sun box.
instance abc I can connect by just -- sys/not_default@abc
but on instance def I can't connect by
sys/not_default2@def    it gives a
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.

I have to use sys/not_default2@def as sysdba.
why?