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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"
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>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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-- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: carmichr_at_hotmail.com Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! --0-596516649-962375711=:603 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P> Instead of changing the passwords can you just revoke connect from outln?<BR> <P> <B><I>Rachel Carmichael <carmichr_at_HOTMAIL.COM></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>>From: "Gait, Christopher" <CGAIT_at_CONDOR.NRL.NAVY.MIL><BR>>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com<BR>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_FATCITY.COM><BR>>Subject: RE: OUTLN Mystery<BR>>Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 22:07:17 -0800<BR>><BR>>I definitely suggest changing it. We did and I haven't seen any shrapnel <BR>>fly<BR>>because of the change (on 8.1.5, not 8.1.6, however).<BR>><BR>>I a! lso have never heard of a reason to log in as OUTLN. It's just another<BR>>administrative schema Oracle uses for a particular purpose; in this case<BR>>storing execution plans for queries.<BR>><BR>>-----Original Message-----<BR>>Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:32 PM<BR>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L<BR>><BR>><BR>>So, I'm building an 8.1.6 database and find this OUTLN user/schema there.<BR>>From the docs it seems to have to do with fixing the explain plans for<BR>>specific queries. I presume I should leave it there. If so, I would think<BR>>I ought to change the password so everybody in the world can't login to my<BR>>database, just like with SYS, SYSTEM, and DBSNMP. Any implication of<BR>>changing the password? Who would need it?<BR>>--<BR>>Author: Smith, Andy<BR>> INET: andy.smith_at_gwl.com<BR>><BR>>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051<BR>>San Diego, California -- Public Internet a! ccess / Mailing Lists<BR>>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message<BR>>to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in<BR>>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L<BR>>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may<BR>>also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).<BR>>--<BR>>Author: Gait, Christopher<BR>> INET: cgait_at_condor.nrl.navy.mil<BR>><BR>>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051<BR>>San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists<BR>>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message<BR>>to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in<BR>>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L<BR>&! gt;(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may<BR>>also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).<BR><BR>________________________________________________________________________<BR>Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com<BR><BR>-- <BR>Author: Rachel Carmichael<BR>INET: carmichr@hotmail.com<BR><BR>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051<BR>San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists<BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message<BR>to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in<BR>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L<BR>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may<BR>also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br> Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!Received on Fri Jun 30 2000 - 09:35:11 CDT