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changing listerner.ora name [message #535165]

Mon, 12 December 2011 08:58

mamingui
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Hi All,

I've one question :

How to change listerner.ora name ? I want to have something like that application.ora instead of listener.ora.

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535166 is a reply to message #535165]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:01

BlackSwan
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>How to change listerner.ora name ? I want to have something like that application.ora instead of listener.ora.
You don't. It is hard coded inside the code.
Why such a silly modification?

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535167 is a reply to message #535166]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:12

mamingui
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For security purposes : audit recommendation

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535168 is a reply to message #535167]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:14

BlackSwan
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>For security purposes : audit recommendation
Security by obscurity is neither.
No listener.ora is required by supported versions; so just remove it entirely!

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535169 is a reply to message #535167]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:22

John Watson
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I would think that your auditors havee told you to change the name of the listener, not of the listener.ora file.

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535170 is a reply to message #535169]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:24

BlackSwan
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John Watson wrote on Mon, 12 December 2011 07:22

I would think that your auditors havee told you to change the name of the listener, not of the listener.ora file.

WHY?
Neither the client nor the DB care about the name of the listener.

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535171 is a reply to message #535170]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:32

John Watson
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You can't argue with security auditors, you have to do what they say. Whether it makes sense or not.

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535173 is a reply to message #535168]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:44

mamingui
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Ok. Thanks.

I want to set an encrypted password for listener.ora.
Can I do this action when people are working on application ?

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535174 is a reply to message #535173]

Mon, 12 December 2011 09:50

BlackSwan
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>Can I do this action when people are working on application ?
I give up.
Can you?
The listener has NOTHING to do with existing sessions.
Listener can be shut down & NOT impact existing sessions.

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Re: changing listerner.ora name [message #535176 is a reply to message #535173]

Mon, 12 December 2011 10:12

Michel Cadot
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Quote:

I want to set an encrypted password for listener.ora.

Don't do that! Password can be cracked.
Allow ONLY local connections to administer your listener.

Regards
Michel

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