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Getting the Most out of Integration with Windows NT
Event Viewer
The Windows NT Event Viewer displays warnings and errors about the
Oracle7 database. As with other events displayed in the Event Viewer,
you can double–click on them to display more detailed error
information.
Oracle7 database. As with other events displayed in the Event Viewer,
you can double–click on them to display more detailed error
information.
Note:
The Windows NT Event Viewer displays the same
information contained in ALERT.LOG.
Additional Information:
For more information on using the
Windows NT Event Viewer, see your operating system
documentation.
documentation.
Database Security
When a user on the Windows NT server machine (on which the
database is running) attempts to connect to a database as INTERNAL,
Oracle7 Server for Windows NT verifies if the database can be accessed
without a password. The database can be accessed without a password
if at least one of the following conditions is true:
database is running) attempts to connect to a database as INTERNAL,
Oracle7 Server for Windows NT verifies if the database can be accessed
without a password. The database can be accessed without a password
if at least one of the following conditions is true:
•
the Windows NT Registry key for the environment variable
DBA_AUTHORIZATION is set to BYPASS
DBA_AUTHORIZATION is set to BYPASS
•
the Windows NT Registry key for the environment variable
DBA_sid_AUTHORIZATION is set to BYPASS, where sid is the
SID of the current instance
DBA_sid_AUTHORIZATION is set to BYPASS, where sid is the
SID of the current instance
Additional Information:
See Configuration Parameters and the
NT Registry in this Guide for details on configuration
parameters and the Windows NT Registry.
parameters and the Windows NT Registry.
If either of the above conditions is true, the database connection is
considered secure (that is, accessible), and Oracle7 Server for Windows
NT allows the user to connect to the database without a password.
considered secure (that is, accessible), and Oracle7 Server for Windows
NT allows the user to connect to the database without a password.
If neither of these conditions is true, or if the user is not on the same
machine as the Oracle7 Server for Windows NT, Oracle7 determines the
value of the REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE initialization
parameter, and proceeds as follows:
machine as the Oracle7 Server for Windows NT, Oracle7 determines the
value of the REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE initialization
parameter, and proceeds as follows:
•
REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=EXCLUSIVE:
Oracle7 looks in the Windows NT Registry for the value of the
ORA_sid_PWFILE parameter. If not found, it looks in the Registry
for the value of the ORA_PWFILE parameter, which points to a
file containing the INTERNAL password as well as user names,
passwords, and privileges. Based on the value of the parameter
Oracle7 looks in the Windows NT Registry for the value of the
ORA_sid_PWFILE parameter. If not found, it looks in the Registry
for the value of the ORA_PWFILE parameter, which points to a
file containing the INTERNAL password as well as user names,
passwords, and privileges. Based on the value of the parameter