Re: oracle authentication from windows

[Arup Nanda]

Sure.   Just declare these in your init.ora   os_authent_prefix=OPS$ remote_os_authent=TRUE   bounce the database, add a user called OPS$<the Windows username>, e.g. OPS$AK if your Windows login id is AK as   create user ops$ak identified externally   From windows connect as "/@servicename", e.g. sqlplus /@service1   If it doesn't work, the OS user may be different. Use this query while connected to the database from Windows cleint.   SQL> select sys_context('USERENV','OS_USER') from dual;   See what OS username comes up; use that instead.   HTH.   Arup Nanda www.proligence.com     ----- Original Message ----- From: AK To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 1:10 PM Subject: oracle authentication from windows We want our client users ( forms user )  to just enter windows password and then automatically able to get in to oracle .Is there a way oracle can authenticate from windows ( or active directory ) . enbadding password in runform.exe not an option .   thanks, -ak