Re: listener security

On Oct 1, 11:01 am, sybrandb <sybra..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 1, 4:39 pm, Ben <bal..._at_comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > 10.2.0.2 aix5l ent edition
>
> > I'm looking at enabling a password for our listeners and I've found
> > how to enable it, but I see nothing on how to turn it off.
> > how do you disable listener security?
>
> > also, if I have multiple listeners on a machine and I type >lsnrctl to
> > open the listener control utility, for which listener are you using
> > this? all of them?
>
> > thanks
>
> 1 an empty string would probably do
> 2 all commands operate in the context of the current listener,
> defaults to listener.
> To change it
> set current_listener <whatever>
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA

on a machine with one listener, named LISTENER. I set the password using

lsnrctl> change_password
old:
new:XXXXXX
re-enter:XXXXXXX
>save_config

then saw in the listener.ora the encrypted password line. If I type lsnrctl status listener. I can see where it lists

Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication

If I go back in and do change_password and change it to null then save_config, I can see within the listener.ora where the password line is commented out but when I do a status for that listener it still lists

Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication