Re: ps -ef | grep sqlplus

From: Gene Sais <Gsais_at_co.palm-beach.fl.us>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 04:40:06 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.0032FC87.20010620041054@fatcity.com>

I prefer to use externally identified userids. Most of the dba scripts run as / (i.e. unix user oracle, oracle user ops$oracle). You can also wrap the sql in a ksh script where password is not known from ps -ef. If I do this, I have 1 common script w/ username/password, 1 place to change, doesn't affect other scripts. Just my way :)

Gene

>>> hamcdc_at_yahoo.co.uk 06/20/01 04:36AM >>>

Options

1. external account, "sqlplus /"
2. delay connection "sqlplus /nolog" with "connect ..." in the script
3. print "password" | sqlplus system

hth
connor

• Kris Austin <kaustin_at_advance.net> wrote: >
  >
  >
  >
  > hi,
  >
  > do you know how to hide oracle passwords from ps
  > -ef? we pass in our pw in
  > cron, and it shows up when you run ps -ef (to check
  > unix processes). i
  > recognize that is this NOT a smart thing to do...
  >
  > can anyone recommend a better way of supplying
  > oracle passwords when
  > scripts are connecting to oracle? do you use config
  > files that store
  > pws? just curious what everyone else is doing to
  > plug this security hole.
  >
  > thanks,
  > kris
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