Re: changing workgroup corrupts autostart service on windows 2000?

Flavio

I have just joined the forum and have exactly the porblem you describe . Can you say what finally worked for you ?

Mak

FC wrote:
>
> *"Paul Drake" <drak0nian_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1ac7c7b3.0401191349.ec0bda1_at_posting.google.com...
> > "FC" <flavio_at_tin.it> wrote in message
> news:<vMROb.113007$VW.4613939_at_news3.tin.it>...
> but it[color=blue]
> db[color=blue]
> with[color=blue]
> by[color=blue]
> >
> > this should work:
> >
> > create a local service account on the box.
> > grant it the local administrator and local ORA_DBA groups.
> > Assign the local account to the service used to start the instance
> in
> > question.
> >
> > leave the parameter names.authenication_services =(NTS)
> >
> > stop the service.
> > start the service.
> >
> > I'll bet that it starts just fine.
> >
> > Ideally, filesystem permissions should be configured such that
> users
> > can run what they need to, but nothing more.
> >
> > Network backups should not be allowed to lock live oracle files.
> > Local backups should not be allowed to lock live oracle files.
> >
> > It is my strong belief that LocalSystem should not be allowed to
> > modify/write/take ownership of files owned by the local group
> ORA_DBA.
> > In this case, malicious code such as Nimda cannot mogrify your
> oracle
> > data, control and log files, even if the operating system is
> > compromised by malicious code.
> >
> > I would further state that LocalSystem does not require access to
> any
> > oracle files for write purposes, and does not require read access
> to
> > any data, control and log files, but it depends upon how you
> configure
> > your backup software.
> >
> > create the local group ORA_OPER and use it for backup purposes.
> >
> > Also, 8.1.7.0.0 had issues with autostarting.
> > Have you considered applying any patchsets, such as 9.2.0.4?
> >
> > hth.
> >
> > Pd
>
>
> Hi Paul,
> well, I've just finished reading some instructions I found on "What's
> new in
> Oracle 9i for Windows", where there is a clear statement about
> starting the
> NT LM Security Support Provider in case Oracle is installed on a
> stand-alone
> machine, as in my case.
> So, first off, I'm going to try out this one, then I'll try what
> you
> suggest.
> Tomorrow I'll let you know the results.
>
> Thanks,
> Flavio *

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