Hi Bill, My wife is from Marshfield, so I'll help you!
The documentation you want to look at starts at: http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96521/dba.htm#1167 Basically I think you need to create a paswordfile using orapwd and set the REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE parameter. HTH, -- Jeremiah Wilton http://www.speakeasy.net/~jwilton On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > env: Oracle 9.2.0.2 on Solaris 9. > > Does anyone know of a way to use the "/ as sysdba" logon remotely? > (to a separate Oracle instance on a separate machine) > > Other remote user logons work OK. > > I have tried several variations from sqlplus, such as > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>connect /@DWQ as sysdba > ERROR: > ORA-01031: insufficient privileges > > Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>connect sys/[EMAIL PROTECTED] as sysdba > ERROR: > ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>connect sys/exr_sys as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > SP2-0306: Invalid option. > Usage: CONN[ECT] [logon] [AS {SYSDBA|SYSOPER}] > where <logon> ::= <username>[/<password>][@<connect_string>] | / > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>connect sys/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ERROR: > ORA-28009: connection to sys should be as sysdba or sysoper > > I also find I cannot even "connect sys/syspassword" locally: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>connect sys/sys_password > ERROR: > ORA-28009: connection to sys should be as sysdba or sysoper > > This does work locally, but not remotely: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>connect sys/sys_password as sysdba > Connected. > > I am a member of the dba group on both platforms. > > I have verified that I am using the correct sys_password for sys > on the remote instance. > > Eventually, I want to do a remote transportable tablespace import, where > the userid would be listed in a parfile; I have tried the same logons in > a parfile, and that also fails. > > I found a Metalink doc that says the O7_DICTIONARY_ACCESSIBILITY (sp?) > must be true to do this, but the same doc strongly advises against setting > this to true. > > So, has anyone found a way to use the "/ as sysdba" logon remotely? > (without setting the O7 parameter to true) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jeremiah Wilton INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
