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Re: system passwd viewable via ps -ef

From: Nisar Ahmad <nisar_at_jansher.demon.co.uk>
Date: 1997/04/10
Message-ID: <334C270B.7031@jansher.demon.co.uk>#1/1

Rich Headrick wrote:
>
> How do surpass the ps -ef | grep <user>/<passwd>. Is there a way to
> pass a variable that doesn't show up using ps -ef?
>
> Please emial.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rich

What you can do is to pad out the command line with lots of spaces before the username / password so that it goes off the end of the screen and you can't see it when you do a ps -ef.

For example :

sqlplus system/password

hope that helps

Nisar Received on Thu Apr 10 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT

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