Re: Listener password encryption

On 2/16/06, J. Dex <cemail_219_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to save an encrypted password for the listener and although it
> responds that the command was completed successsfully, it isn't turning on
> security and doesn't seem to be working. Any ideas?
> This is Oracle 9207 on a Windows 2003 server. This is what I am doing:
>
> LSNRCTL>set save_config_on_stop on
> LSNRCTL>set password password_name
>
> My understanding is that security in "status" should be set to on and I
> should see some comments at the bottom of the listener file, but I am not
> seeing those.

J,

If you want the password to be encrypted, you can't enter it on the same line.
Instead type the following:

LSNRCTL>set password

you will be prompted for the old password, and then you can enter the new password.

hth.

Paul

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