have you tried "sys/password as sysdba"? On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 5:05 PM, sundar mahadevan <sundarmahadevan82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NONE) results in ERROR: ORA-01031: > insufficient privileges when I connect with "/ as sysdba". This the > expected behavior. The problem is that database startup and shutdown > scripts execute as "/ as sysdba". What other options do I have to get > dbstart and dbshut working? Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks > in advance. > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l