Connecting from 8.0.5 to 8.0.5

I have a problem with a machine running a few different instances when connecting to other instances.

If I do the following in one of our 8.0.5 envrionments (connect from within sqlplus 8.0.5 to a 7.3.3 instance):

>machine DB8.0.5_1 #20 % sqlplus system
>
>SQL*Plus: Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production on Thu May 20 12:25:26 1999
>
>(c) Copyright 1998 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
>Enter password:
>
>Connected to:
>Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
>With the Partitioning option
>PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
>
>
>User <SYSTEM> - You are currently connected DB8.0.5_1
>
>SQL>connect system_at_DB7.3.3_1
>Enter password:
>Connected.
>SQL>
There are no problems. However if within sqlplus 8.0.5 I try to connect to another 8.0.5 instance I get the following results:

>machine DB8.0.5_1 #22 % sqlplus system
>
>SQL*Plus: Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production on Thu May 20 12:30:6 1999
>
>(c) Copyright 1998 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
>Enter password:
>
>Connected to:
>Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
>With the Partitioning option
>PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
>
>
>User <SYSTEM> - You are currently connected to DB8.0.5_1
>
>SQL>connect system_at_DB8.0.5_2
>ERROR:
>ORA-12641: Authentication service failed to initialize
>
>
>Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.
>SQL>
If I run sqlplus 3.3.3 and then connect from within to any 8.0.5 instance (or 7.3.3 for that matter) there are no problems. I only get this error message when connecting from within sqlplus 8.0.5 to an 8.0.5 instance.

Any ideas?

Kev.

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Kevin Grant
K.Grant_at_mailbox.gu.edu.au
Senior Database Administrator
Griffith University Received on Wed May 19 1999 - 21:45:58 CDT