How to fix the Oracle error ORA-28029: could not authorize remote server for user string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-28029: could not authorize remote server for user string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-28029: could not authorize remote server for user string

Reason for the Error ORA-28029: could not authorize remote server for user string

During the course of opening a privileged database link, the remote server was found to lack the necessary authorizations to connect as the current global user. This may be because the server was not authorized by the network security service. Or it may be because the local server is restricting access by the remote server using the DBMS_SECURITY_DOMAINS_ADMIN package.

How to fix the Error ORA-28029: could not authorize remote server for user string ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Grant the remote server the proper authorization to connect as the given global user, and check that the local server is not restricting access.