Re: VNI-2015 :-Authentication error in OEM (Oracle 9i)

Alex,

There are four (and only four) conditions that can cause this error message. The version of OEM (or Intelligent Agent) does not matter. The text of the message was different in OEM 1.x, but the meaning of the error is the same in all versions. Here the only possible problems:

1. The NODE preferred credentials are incorrect (Node credentials not set, or wrong password).
2. On NT/Win2k systems, the OS user specified in the node credentials does not have the correct permissions (Logon as a batch job, local user vs. domain user for PDC/BDC, etc.).
3. Permission issues on the O_H\network\agent (and sub) directories, or on the directory pointed to with the TEMP environment variable.
4. The Intelligent Agent service is setup to be started by an account other than "Local System".

In your post, you referenced the database accounts, but this error has nothing to do with the actual database users. Every type of job must be able to authenticate the OS user FIRST...and this error means that this authentication failed. All of your jobs (registered against any service on this box) will fail...node, database, backups, exports, imports, etc.

I'm sure you will find that one of the four things I listed are causing you all the grief, but if you check each of them, you will find your answer.....and remember that the password is case sensitive.

Good luck,
Marty

arb <brasiera_at_bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:15CA7.190667$bY5.902045_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au...
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> www.orafaq.com but alas, there were no good answers so I'm hoping the
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> I've just installed 9i.0.1 (although there are many posts for 8i and
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> For the life of me I can't figure out how to get past the VNI-2015
> authentication error when trying to import a .dmp file to settup up a
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> - Preferred credentials have been set for SYS (SYSDBA).
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> It's driving be nuts! Could someone please asssist!
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Received on Sun Oct 21 2001 - 14:26:42 CDT