Re: system passwd viewable via ps -ef

From: Thor HW <thor_at_echidna.net>
Date: 1997/04/22
Message-ID: <01bc4f62$23e0dde0$c570248e@thor_hw>#1/1

Try

	sqlplus system @test <<EOM
	manager
	EOM

All that ps -ef will show is
	sqlplus system @test

You can use any tag, I just use EOM. All the <<EOM means is keep reading input until you see the EOM tag.

Thor HW

Doug Anderson <dathedba_at_mindspring.com> wrote in article <5j5ej8$3uc_at_camel1.mindspring.com>...
> Rich Headrick <r4bhead_at_pacbell.com> 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?
>
> Am I missing something or what? When I use the -s switch on sqlplus
> it doesn't seem to show the username/password in ps.
>
> example:
>
> sqlplus -s system/manager @test
>
> 'ps -ef' just shows 'sqlplus -s' as the command.
>
>
> - Doug Anderson
> Oracle Database Administrator
> DAtheDBA_at_mindspring.com
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 22 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT