Re: Question: running a SQLPlus script from the UNIX shell with passwords??

lambu999_at_yahoo.com wrote:

> Is that secure enough? Arent we compromising security here by doing
> such things? Can someone please help. Thanks

Duh!

Create externally authenticated access such as OPS$ or stop doing things in the shell and write it all within the database. There is rarely, these days, a good reason to use shell scripting.

(and yes I am prepared for the screaming and yelling about that last statement ... so fire away)

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