Re: sqlplus and script writing.

From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 00:21:47 GMT
Message-ID: <37f5126d.4924786@netnews.worldnet.att.net>

On 22 Sep 1999 14:43:32 GMT, "Tom" <tray_at_voicenet.com> wrote:

> I have a question about sqlplus scripts. I see many scripts written that
>start sqlplus and use a "/" for userid and password. How is this possible?
>Is this a security problem?

This could actually be a good thing in terms of security. I have several cron jobs that do that. It works because I created an OPS$ account for the Unix user. The end result is that I do not need to embed oracle usernames and passwords in my administrative scripts.

Jonathan

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Brighten the Corner Where You Are Received on Fri Sep 24 1999 - 19:21:47 CDT