From: Sneh D my_linux@rediffmail.com Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 12:37:19 PM Hi all, I have Oracle Server Installed on RHEL on an IBM Server.I want to restrict access to oracle from specific machines on the network.I tried denying access to the SQLNET service by adding an entry into the /etc/hosts.deny file,but it isn't working.Now I don't know how to achieve this.I'll be greatful if anyone on the list helps me out ith this. Regards, SD.
Hi Sneh,
You need to populate protocol.ora with the necessary ip addresses. Oracle will deny those ip's access to the database. This is a part of oracle networking. Check metalink for more on this.
Noel
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