Oracle-L: Re: Listener Lockout Feature

From: Arup Nanda <orarup_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 08:59:43 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005CEA55.20030903085943@fatcity.com>

Listener password failures do not lock the password, unfortunately; but it is possible to identify the failed logins. The listener log shows entries similar to the lines below

05-JUL-2003 21:14:39 * services * 1169
TNS-01169: The listener has not recognized the password

Note the lines "TNS-01169: The listener has not recognized the password ", which could mean as simple as a fat fingered DBA or repeated attempts to break in. As a rule of thumb, I scan TNS-01169 errors and review them periodically.

HTH. Arup Nanda
www.proligence.com

Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 12:39 PM

> Any idea if a listener lockout feature is going to be added to the
listener
> utility, i.e. lock after "x" failed login attempts (this is on the
listener
> password). Are failed login attempts logged in the log file? Being lazy
on
> that last question.
>
> Thanks,
> Ethan
>
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