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How to trace which user causing the account lock + auditing failed login via application server (mer [message #255443] Tue, 31 July 2007 23:08 Go to next message
win3vin
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Hi
I have a database account that always locked. How do I trace what user or desktop using this account?

I didn't turn on the audit trail as it is a small database.
I have set a 'failed logon attempts' in my database. my database is in version 9.2.0.8

Thanks.
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock [message #255455 is a reply to message #255443] Tue, 31 July 2007 23:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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>I have a database account that always locked.
>How do I trace what user or desktop using this account?
Excuse me but if the account is really, really locked,
then please explain how anyone can be using it.

To me, you are asking the equivalent of the following:
I have a iron post encased in HUGE block of solid concrete buried into the Earth.
How can I show it doing 100 K/Hour on my radar gun?
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock [message #255463 is a reply to message #255443] Wed, 01 August 2007 00:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
win3vin
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what i would like to know is what are the account that trying to access the database using the wrong password.
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock [message #255465 is a reply to message #255443] Wed, 01 August 2007 00:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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>what i would like to know is what are the account that trying to access the database using the wrong password.
Why did you not say so in the 1st place?
Look in listener.log for from where the connections originate.
It will contain at least the IP# of the culprit.
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock [message #261000 is a reply to message #255465] Tue, 21 August 2007 08:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kafaween
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Hi

I have a similar problem , my environment is a 3-tier architecture , i.e. all users connect to DB via Application server , i activate audit_trail to 'DB' , but when i select the userhost from dba_audit_session it gave me the application server name , is there any way to return the real hostname of client side , by the way i configured the WebUtil if it useful to solve this problem.

best regards;
auditing failed login via application server [message #261003 is a reply to message #255443] Tue, 21 August 2007 08:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kafaween
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Hi all ;

We have 3-tier architecture in our site (the end users connect to Database 10g via Application Server 10g) ,I need a solution for auditing the failed login attempts, i.e. retrieving information about the end users (hostname , os user), i activate audit_trail='DB' ,


When we make

SQL> select username, userhost, os_username from dba_audit_session;


USERNAME USERHOST OS_USERNAME
------- -------- -----------
scott host01 user01
scott app01 oracle

So as you see , I have the oracle owner (oracle) and the application server name (app01) when I logged from oracle application server,

where as it is clear to see all information when you log direct to Database such as SQL*PLUS(userhost = host01, OS_USER=user01).

by the way we configure WebUtil on the application server .

How we can take the advantage of webutil to audit the failed login through oracle application server either by using audit trail or Logon triggers.


Best regards;


Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock [message #261006 is a reply to message #261000] Tue, 21 August 2007 09:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I don't know WebUtil but the database only knows who connects to it that is, in your case, the application server.
This one have to itself logs the connection.

Regards
Michel

P.S. don't multipost the same question. I merge the 2 topics.


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Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock [message #261009 is a reply to message #261006] Tue, 21 August 2007 09:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kafaween
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hi

thnk u for ur response , as i know WebUtil can give you the IP address of the Clients via application server see
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/forms/htdocs/webutil/webutil.htm

but i need to audit the end users action , the whole story started when one of the end users know the the username of his partner without password , and we apply the profile policy by setting the failed_login_attempts to 3 , so when he tried 3 times it locked the user until his partner call DBA to unlock it again , this is an illegal action , so my manager wants to know who did it .

Please help

thanx again
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock + auditing failed login via application server [message #261115 is a reply to message #255443] Tue, 21 August 2007 20:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
win3vin
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my managed to find the root cause. basically the problem is on one of the services. for my case is a grid agent services which is still running and is hard-coding old password in the database server.

your problem should be the same.
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock + auditing failed login via application server [message #261738 is a reply to message #261115] Thu, 23 August 2007 08:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
kafaween
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Hi all

No I think there is a parameter that can be changed to let the application server (enterprise manager) displays the whole information about the end users.

As you know if you set the parameter em_mode=1 in formsweb.cfg , then you can display the IP address of all active sessions , but I don't find any thing related to failed login ...

thanx
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock + auditing failed login via application server [message #393680 is a reply to message #255443] Tue, 24 March 2009 01:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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hello,

am facing the same problem, can you help please
Re: How to trace which user causing the account lock + auditing failed login via application server [message #393687 is a reply to message #393680] Tue, 24 March 2009 01:45 Go to previous message
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Answer in your topic: http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/142570/102589/

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Michel
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