> If SYSDBA had been used it would work on about 99% of installations and

fail irrevocably on those where the password had been changed for some
reason. It would be possible to actually try and register the username and
password automatically - but that would delay startup. Perhaps the best
solution in future will be for the app to silently try SYSDBA/masterkey
first and if that fails try the hardcoded values.

>

What about using the PUBLIC user?

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com