String 

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=

{NONE | SHARED | EXCLUSIVE} 

Static 

NONE 

Multiple instances must have the same value. 

REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE specifies whether Oracle checks for a password file and how many databases can use the password file.

• NONE: Oracle ignores any password file. Therefore, privileged users must be authenticated by the operating system.

• EXCLUSIVE: The password file can be used by only one database and the password file can contain names other than SYS and INTERNAL. This setting is required for Oracle Parallel Server.

• SHARED: More than one database can use a password file. However, the only users recognized by the password file are SYS and INTERNAL.

See Also: Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for more information about secure connections for privileged users.