Re: security problem with 8i

"Farnsworth, Dave" wrote:
>
> This is the way my current employers shop was. After I started here as a
> SQL Server DBA I was told they want me to become the Oracle DBA for a new
> third party app they were getting. They already had two other apps using
> Oracle. These other apps were up and running for a couple of years. Within
> the first couple of months of learning Oracle I was able to access the other
> Oracle databases with the standard SYS and SYSTEM logins. These were
> systems that at the time, I did not have access to. Well the next day, I
> told damagement and now I have three Oracle systems. :)
>
> Dave

some days it doesn't pay to open your mouth.;-)

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