Is the user you are connect to the windows server part of the "dba" group? I can't recall the actual name of the group under windows, its either "dba" or "ora_dba". On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Zelli, Brian <Brian.Zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Ok, the funny thing is I can connect with my 10g instances that way but > not the 11g. I checked the sqlnet’s on both instances and they are the > same. Why does 10g work and not 11g. I still get insufficient privileges…… > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > *From:* David Fitzjarrell [mailto:oratune@xxxxxxxxx] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 4:18 PM > *To:* Zelli, Brian; Uzzell, Stephan; oracle-l (oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > *Subject:* Re: connect from windows > > > > And you don't have sufficient privileges on Windows. Your unix/linux > account isn't associated with the ORA_DBA group in Windows so O/S > authentication for SYS (/ as sysdba) fails. You can login across the > network with the actual SYS password: > > sqlplus sys/rapunzel@tower as sysdba > > as an example and you should get connected. > > I suspect the sqlnet.ora on the Windows server is set to use NTS > authentication. > > > > > > David Fitzjarrell > Primary author, "Oracle Exadata Survival Guide" > > On Wednesday, April 23, 2014 1:40 PM, "Zelli, Brian" < > Brian.Zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Ok, I try that and get ORA-01031:insufficient privileges……. > > > > > > Brian > > > > > > *From:* Uzzell, Stephan [mailto:SUzzell@xxxxxxxxxx <SUzzell@xxxxxxxxxx>] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 23, 2014 3:28 PM > *To:* Zelli, Brian; oracle-l (oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > *Cc:* Uzzell, Stephan > *Subject:* RE: connect from windows > > > > Pretty sure if you’re setting the SID that only allows a local connection… > to connect to a DB on a different server you’d need to go through the > listener… connect /@<DB> as sysdba > > > > *Stephan Uzzell* > > > > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ > mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On > Behalf Of *Zelli, Brian > *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 April, 2014 15:26 > *To:* oracle-l (oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) > *Subject:* connect from windows > > > > Ok, I am trying to connect from windows to unix with sqlplus from the > command line. > > > > I set the SID and enter > > > > Sqlplus /nolog > > > > SQL>connect /as sysdba > > > > Gets me the ORA-12560:TNS:protocol adapter error > > > > Why doesn’t this work? I’ve been googling and come up empty. Is there > any way to get this to work? > > > > Brian > > > > > This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or > agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended > recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. > > > This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or > agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended > recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. > > > > This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or > agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended > recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have > received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you. > -- A life yet to be lived...