RE: Installing Oracle 8.1.6 on Hardened OS

From: Thapliyal, Deepak <DThapliyal_at_ea.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:21:54 -0700
Message-Id: <10576.113522@fatcity.com>

Maria,
I learnt this the hard way as our SA's were adamant that this could be a security hole ..

for OUI/netasst/... -->

	on server --> x packages must be installed 
	on SCRT client --> x11 forwarding enabled so display is set

automatically and xceed/... running on worklstation

i guess i have simply repeated what steve and others on this thread have already suggested .. hmm

rgds
deepak

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Adams [mailto:steve.adams_at_ixora.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:37 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Installing Oracle 8.1.6 on Hardened OS

Good thinking Dave!

Maria, Dave's suggestion is no doubt the simplest solution.

Regards,
Steve Adams

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-----Original Message-----
Turner
Sent: Wednesday, 2 August 2000 5:58
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Wouldn't she still require the xlibraries on the host machine she is performing the install on? If so the sys admin would still be reluctant to
give her X. I would suggest she install on a test system, tar up the install, and untar on the host within the firewall.

                                Dave Turner

Steve Adams wrote:

> Hi Maria,
>
> You don't need X on the box to run an X application, all you need is
an
> X server somewhere that you can talk to. If you don't have one, you
can
> download a free one from http://www.microimages.com/. Once installed
on
> your workstation, you then just point the DISPLAY variable at your X
> server, and you can then run any X application that you like. Try
xclock
> for a simple test.
>
> Regards,
> Steve Adams
> http://www.ixora.com.au/
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/orinternals/
> http://www.christianity.net.au/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Freytag
> Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 10:15
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
> Hello List.
>
> I need to figure out how to install Oracle 8.1.6 on a "hardened" unix
> operating system outside of the firewall. In other words, many of the
> routine functions and accesses that are typically found on unix
systems
> inside of a firewall are not available. This includes the elements
> necessary to run X sessions. According to Oracle support, X-windows
is
> required to install 8.1.6. But my unix sys admin is reluctant to
> install X-windows on this unix box because of security reasons. Has
> anyone run into this situation?
>
> Thanks
> Maria Freytag
> City of Fort Collins
>
> --
> Author: Maria Freytag
> INET: MFreytag_at_ci.fort-collins.co.us
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