Re: oracle 9i connection string with SYS account

I know I need to change the sys password, I know the SYS account isn't meant for daily use, and I know I need to read those manuals too :)

Only one thing: I'm trying to get my application to work with Oracle. It already supports SQL Server. I have a
script to fill my database with some stuff. But first I want to create a database of course. Now in SQL Server it works like this: You log on to the master database with Integrated Security (O/S security) From there I can create a database and create users etc. etc. Only thing I want to know is how to do this in Oracle.

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:n8upfu030be6jplvqd3sbde0mi87tcc1d5_at_4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 11:24:08 +0200, "Bertus Dam" <b.dam_at_gmx.net> wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to create a connectionstring in my application to an oracle 9i
> >database.
> >I can't get it to work though. This is what I try:
> >
> >Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle;Data Source=svr;User
> >ID=SYS;Password=change_on_install;
> >
> >Errormessage:
> >
> >Message: "ORA-28009: connection to sys should be as sysdba or sysoper"
> >
> >How can I fix this? Or how do I create a connectionstring which uses
> >integrated O/S security?
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanx, Bertus
> >
> >
>
>
>
> You should NEVER EVER use the SYS account as an ordinary account, you
> should NOT use it to create tables under it, and you should ALWAYS
> change the password from the default, which you clearly didn't do.
> In Oracle 9i the SYS account has been changed into a special with
> special privileges.
> Oracle did that in order to BLOCK access to sys, anyone using SYS as
> an ordinary account is likely to create havoc.
> Disregard the other advice, it is clearly 100 percent unprofessional
> in your situation.
> Please start reading those manuals now.
>
> Regards
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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Received on Wed Jun 05 2002 - 02:40:16 CDT