#1 / as sysdba

[Dmitry Vereschaka]

pysql doesn't support '/ as sysdba' connect string:
$ pysql '/ as sysdba'
Using config file /home/oracle/.pysql/pysqlrc

Connection failed:
ORA-01031-Cannot connect to Oracle: insufficient privileges

while sqlplus / as sysdba works fine:
$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Mon Feb 15 14:01:09 2010

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Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

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