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RE: Off topic - Unix Question

From: Alvarez, Carlos <CAlvarez_at_uniFON.com.ar>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 19:31:48 -0300
Message-Id: <10527.109124@fatcity.com>


But I dont have the oracle passwd (I'm a developer) and then I can't hack the box , I'll continue trying :)
(Mariana, please, dont read this )

Carlos.

> ----------
> De: Jared Still[SMTP:jkstill_at_bcbso.com]
> Responder a: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> Enviado el: Martes 13 de Junio de 2000 19:50
> Para: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Asunto: RE: Off topic - Unix Question
>
>
> The ultimate shutdown abort.
>
> Well, maybe the penultimate.
>
> Gelanite would be the ultimate shutdown abort. ;)
>
> Jared
>
> On Tue, 13 Jun 2000, Gogala, Mladen wrote:
>
> > Now that would be something!
> > Consider a package like this:
> >
> > cerate or replace package dbms_hack
> > as
> > procedure shutdown;
> > procedure reboot;
> > procedure stop_service(service_name in varchar2);
> > procedure format_drive(raw_device in varchar2);
> > function root_exec(command in varchar2) return integer;
> > end;
> >
> > grant execute on dbms_hack to public;
> >
> >
> > I'm sure that any DBA would simply love to have a package like that on
> > his database.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:27 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> >
> > Oracle running as root?
> >
> > Cool! You can write an external procedure in C, and
> > do anything you want on the system, as the external
> > process will be running as root. ;)
> >
> > Jared
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Jun 2000, Ruiz, Mary A (CAP, CDI) wrote:
> >
> > > Carlos:
> > >
> > > The owner of the directory in /proc is the unix account who started up
> the
> > > database.
> > > Oracle processes are owned by the unix account who owns the oracle
> > > executable files, in your
> > > case oracle. It looks like root is in the dba group, which it would
> need
> > to
> > > be in order to
> > > start up the database. Now if that is a good idea, I am not so
> certain.
> > >
> > > Mary Ruiz
> > > Atlanta GA
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Alvarez, Carlos [SMTP:CAlvarez_at_uniFON.com.ar]
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 1:29 PM
> > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > > > Subject: Off topic - Unix Question
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > Is there any normal situation when the user owner of the
> /proc/<pid>
> > > > directory is diferent from the user that I see with ps?.
> > > >
> > > > Let me show it:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > oracle 1398 1 0 19:11:09 ? 0:07 ora_dbwr_xx
> > > > oracle 1396 1 0 19:11:09 ? 0:00 ora_pmon_xx
> > > >
> > > > $ calvarez:/proc
> > > > > ls -ld 1398
> > > > dr-x--x--x 5 root dba 736 jun 11 19:11 1398
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Carlos
> > > > --
> > > > Author: Alvarez, Carlos
> > > > INET: CAlvarez_at_uniFON.com.ar
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