Hi Greg,=20 Do you have SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=3D(NTS) in your sqlnet.ora? Is your userid in the ORA_DBA group?=20 It sounds like this may already be the case, but it's worth checking. I hope this helps. Lisa Koivu Senior Monkey Orlando, FL, USA I'm scared. The rest of the DBA team refers to me as "windows guru" (which I am not). YUCK YUCK YUCK what an insult! -----Original Message----- From: Loughmiller, Greg [mailto:greg.loughmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 1:39 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: ORA-01031, sysdba, and Windows XP Hey guys, =20 I'm not a wintel person by any means, and I have RTFM and RTFW as well. If I'm encountering the infamous ORA-01031 while connecting as sysdba on the wintel platform - what do I have configured incorrectly, or better yet - not configured at all? =20 I previously had a DB there, removed it, and the Registry settings..And now I'm unable to connect via "/ as sysdba" nor capable of connecting remotely as sysdba. =20 =20 Thanks in advance from a "wintel no nothing" =20 Thanks! Greg Loughmiller Sr Manager - Enterprise Data Architecture Office: 678.893.3217 ips: gloughmiller This email, and any attachments, are intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. It is the property of Cingular Wireless. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email, any attachments thereto, and any use of the information contained is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify me at 678-893-3217 and permanently delete the original and any copy thereof. =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The sender believes that this E-Mail and any attachments were free of an= y virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This messag= e and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. By r= eading the message and opening any attachments, the recipient accepts ful= l responsibility for taking proactive and remedial action about viruses a= nd other defects. The sender's business entity is not liable for any loss= =20or damage arising in any way from this message or its attachments." ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------