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Kerberos Troubleshooting Guide (Doc ID 185897.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 02, 2023

Applies to:

Advanced Networking Option - Version 9.2.0.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document is meant to list some known problems encountered when configuring Kerberos authentication in a client server environment and the troubleshooting steps one can use to identify the cause of the problem. The primary source of information concerning Kerberos is the Oracle® Database Advanced Security Administrator's Guide.

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Troubleshooting Steps

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In this Document
Purpose
Troubleshooting Steps
 Diagnostics
 
Typical Problems:
 
ORA-12638: Credential retrieval failed
  ORA-1017 : Invalid username/password; logon denied
 
 ORA-12631: Username retrieval failed
  
  ORA-12641: Authentication service failed to initialize
 ORA-12637: Packet receive failed
 ORA-12636: Packet send failed
 okinit: Cannot contact any KDC for requested realm
 okinit: KDC has no support for encryption type
 oklist returns no output
 Okinit Attempts To Get a Ticket For The Wrong Kerberos Realm
 ORA-12699 TNS:native service internal error
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