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RE: OUTLN Mystery

From: Chuck Hamilton <chuck_hamilton_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 07:35:11 -0700 (PDT)
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 Instead of changing the passwords can you just revoke connect from outln?

  Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: As a matter of course I change the passwords on the following:

OUTLN
CTXSYS
DBSNMP
SYS
SYSTEM the only one that has implications that I know of is changing DBSNMP... if you use Intelligent Agents you have to set up a special password file on disk with the new password... see Kevin Loney's website (www.kevinloney.com) for the presentation he did on security -- he has the specifics on what to change in there.

Rachel

>From: "Gait, Christopher"
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>Subject: RE: OUTLN Mystery
>Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 22:07:17 -0800
>
>I definitely suggest changing it. We did and I haven't seen any shrapnel
>fly
>because of the change (on 8.1.5, not 8.1.6, however).
>
>I also have never heard of a reason to log in as OUTLN. It's just another
>administrative schema Oracle uses for a particular purpose; in this case
>storing execution plans for queries.
>
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>
>So, I'm building an 8.1.6 database and find this OUTLN user/schema there.
>From the docs it seems to have to do with fixing the explain plans for
>specific queries. I presume I should leave it there. If so, I would think
>I ought to change the password so everybody in the world can't login to my
>database, just like with SYS, SYSTEM, and DBSNMP. Any implication of
>changing the password? Who would need it?
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<P>&nbsp;Instead of changing the passwords can you just revoke connect from outln?<BR>
<P>&nbsp; <B><I>Rachel Carmichael &lt;carmichr_at_HOTMAIL.COM&gt;</I></B> wrote: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">As a matter of course I change the passwords on the following:<BR><BR>OUTLN<BR>CTXSYS<BR>DBSNMP<BR>SYS<BR>SYSTEM<BR><BR>the only one that has implications that I know of is changing DBSNMP... if <BR>you use Intelligent Agents you have to set up a special password file on <BR>disk with the new password... see Kevin Loney's website (www.kevinloney.com) <BR>for the presentation he did on security -- he has the specifics on what to <BR>change in there.<BR><BR>Rachel<BR><BR><BR>&gt;From: "Gait, Christopher" <CGAIT_at_CONDOR.NRL.NAVY.MIL><BR>&gt;Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com<BR>&gt;To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_FATCITY.COM><BR>&gt;Subject: RE: OUTLN Mystery<BR>&gt;Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 22:07:17 -0800<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;I definitely suggest changing it. We did and I haven't seen any shrapnel <BR>&gt;fly<BR>&gt;because of the change (on 8.1.5, not 8.1.6, however).<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;I a!
lso have never heard of a reason to log in as OUTLN. It's just another<BR>&gt;administrative schema Oracle uses for a particular purpose; in this case<BR>&gt;storing execution plans for queries.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;-----Original Message-----<BR>&gt;Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:32 PM<BR>&gt;To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;So, I'm building an 8.1.6 database and find this OUTLN user/schema there.<BR>&gt;From the docs it seems to have to do with fixing the explain plans for<BR>&gt;specific queries. I presume I should leave it there. If so, I would think<BR>&gt;I ought to change the password so everybody in the world can't login to my<BR>&gt;database, just like with SYS, SYSTEM, and DBSNMP. Any implication of<BR>&gt;changing the password? Who would need it?<BR>&gt;--<BR>&gt;Author: Smith, Andy<BR>&gt; INET: andy.smith_at_gwl.com<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051<BR>&gt;San Diego, California -- Public Internet a!
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