RE: Off topic - Unix Question

Jared, not to crack this system is a matter of choice :)

Carlos.

> ----------
> De: Jared Still[SMTP:jkstill_at_bcbso.com]
> Enviado el: Martes 13 de Junio de 2000 11:47
> Para: Ruiz, Mary A (CAP, CDI)
> CC: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L; CAlvarez_at_uniFON.com.ar
> Asunto: RE: Off topic - Unix Question
>
>
> 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
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Received on Tue Jun 13 2000 - 09:59:37 CDT