You can't get around it. That's how SYSDBA works. What do you mean by "use my account as sysdba"? Paul Baumgartel CREDIT SUISSE Information Technology DBA & Admin - NY, KIGA 1 11 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 USA Phone 212.538.1143 paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.credit-suisse.com -----Original Message----- From: Joe Smith [mailto:joe_dba@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:55 AM To: paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: connect as sysdba Then how do you get around the fact of using the SYS accout? I don't want to use SYS, I want to use my account as sysdba. thanks. >Connecting AS SYSDBA effectively creates a connection as SYS. > >Paul Baumgartel >CREDIT SUISSE >Information Technology >DBA & Admin - NY, KIGA 1 >11 Madison Avenue >New York, NY 10010 >USA >Phone 212.538.1143 >paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >www.credit-suisse.com > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joe Smith >Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 9:42 AM >To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: connect as sysdba > > >List, > >I have created a separate user, call it USER granted: > >sql>grant connect, resource, dba to USER; > >then > >sql>grant sysdba to USER; > >I can query v$pwfile_users and see USER in there as sysdba. > >So why is it whenyou connect as sysdba: > >connect USER/pwd as sysdba > >that when I type > >sql>show user > >it returns > >user is "SYS" > >? > >thanks. > >Can't you configure an account to act as sysdba , without using the "SYS' >account? > >thanks. > >_________________________________________________________________ >Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! >http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > >-- >//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > >============================================================================== >Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic >communications disclaimer: > >http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html >============================================================================== > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ============================================================================== Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.credit-suisse.com/legal/en/disclaimer_email_ib.html ============================================================================== -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l