Re: how to hide oracle password from a unix ps -ef | grep?

> > 2) . $HOME/.orapwd
> > sqlplus user/$ORAPWD_at_host
>
> This will actually show password because shell will interpret the ORAPWD
> variable before passing the arguments to fork/exec combination. Password
> will be clearly visible by "ps -ef".

Yep, you're right... I missed this somehow...

Thanks,
Tanel.

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