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Q178391: PRB: Oracle TNS: Authentication Service Initialization Error

Article: Q178391
Product(s): Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Version(s): 2.0,2.1,2.5,2.6,Build 2.573.2927,Build 2.73.7269,Build 2.73.7283.03,Build 2.73.7356
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbATM kbDatabase kbDriver kbODBC kbOracle kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbIIS kbGrp
Last Modified: 11-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft ODBC for Oracle version 2.0, versions Build 2.73.7269, Build 2.73.7283.03, Build 2.73.7356 
- Microsoft ODBC for Oracle version 2.5 Build 2.573.2927 
- Microsoft Data Access Components versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5, 2.6 
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SYMPTOMS
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Oracle databases authenticate users that are logged on with SQL*Net
Authentication services. This service works fine for users logged into Oracle
through SQLPlus; however, when the logged on user is a service like Internet
Information Server, the authentication fails with the following error:

  [Microsoft][ODBC driver for Oracle][Oracle]ORA-12641: TNS:authentication
  service failed to initialize

CAUSE
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This is a known limitation of SQL*Net Authentication.

RESOLUTION
==========

The problem may be corrected by editing the Sqlnet.ora file. This configuration
file is usually stored in the Network/Admin subdirectory of the Oracle Home
directory. The following line needs to be added to this file:

  SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (none)

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbATM kbDatabase kbDriver kbODBC kbOracle kbGrpDSMDAC kbDSupport kbIIS kbGrpDSODBC 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbMDACSearch kbMDAC200 kbMDAC210 kbMDAC250 kbMDAC260 kbODBCOracle2737269 kbODBCOracle273728303 kbODBCOracle25732927 kbODBCOracle2737356 kbODBCOracle200Search kbODBCOracle250Search
Version           : :2.0,2.1,2.5,2.6,Build 2.573.2927,Build 2.73.7269,Build 2.73.7283.03,Build 2.73.7356
Issue type        : kbprb

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