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bookouri

bookouri

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Can anyone tell me what the external_name field in the dba_users table for? It doesnt seem to ever be populated.
 
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I think it may be used by the database when you are doing OS level authentication. I think a user can have an oracle username that is different from their OS username. When you use OS authentication, I believe the OS username is in the external_name field.

I think it is also used when authenticated against an X500 or LDAP directory service. .
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