title: WebSphere to Oracle - doesn't accept correct password
body: <p>In WebSphere 6.1 I have created a datasource to an Oracle 11g instance using the thin JDBC client.</p>
  
  <p>In Oracle I have two users, one existing and another newly created.</p>
  
  <p>My websphere datasource is OK if I use the component-managed authentication alias of the existing user, but fails with "invalid user/password" message if I use the alias of the new user. The error message is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>The test connection operation failed for data source MyDB (Non-XA) on 
  server nodeagent at node MY_node with the following exception: 
  java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; 
  logon denied DSRA0010E: SQL State = 72000, Error Code = 1,017. 
  View JVM logs for further details.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>There is nothing in the JVM logs. I have grepped all websphere logs and they do not mention my connection at all.</p>
  
  <p>I can confirm that the username and password are correct by logging in via SQLPlus or (to prove the JDBC connection is OK) via SQuirreL.</p>
  
  <p>I have checked in Oracle that the new user has all the system privs that the existing user has.</p>
  
  <p>Any thoughts on what is going on or how I can debug this further?</p>