WINDWOS platform: Go to the installation directory cd % ORACLE_Home %/network/admin of oracle and find a sqlnet. ora file (if not, you can manually create it) to edit the following content: # This file is actually generated by netca. but if MERs choose to # install "Software Only", this file wont exist and without the native # authentication, they will not be able to connect to the database on NT. # SQLNET. AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (ETS) ---- Note: if this file is available, the default value is -www.2cto.com-And SQLNET. AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (ETS). In this case, you only need to add a # in front of it and comment out this line. Then you can go to the LINUX platform: to the cd $ ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory: check whether sqlnet is available. ora file, if not manually created, [oracle @ rh4-db2 admin] $ more sqlnet. ora # sqlnet. ora Network Configuration File:/ora10g/product/10.2.0/network/admin/sqlnet. ora # Generated by Oracle configuration tools. NAMES. DIRECTORY_PATH = (TNSNAMES) sqlnet. authentication_services = (none) by coollifer