Create an OPS$ORACLE user account, grant it connect & dba privileges and use
it
for running your cron jobs (su -c oracle shell_script_name).
For example : sqlplus / @script_name (unix login should be oracle. Keep the
unix oracle account password safe).
- Original Message -----
From: "Koti Reddy" <KReddy_at_mail.cloudwise.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 5:40 PM
Subject: How to avoid Password in shell script
>
> Hi,
>
> How can I avoid putting the password in the shell scripts I run every
night
> through cron?
>
> Oracle Version: Oracle 8.1.5
>
> O/S: Sun Solaris 2.6
>
>
>
> Can somebody help me with this ?
>
> Thanks
>
> Koti Reddy
> --
> Author: Koti Reddy
> INET: KReddy_at_mail.cloudwise.com
>
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Received on Fri Jul 07 2000 - 19:40:28 CDT
