Re: NT vs Unix

From: Ed Bruce <Ed.Bruce_at_ha.hac.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:28:55 -0600
Message-ID: <369A50F7.D369E0D1@ha.hac.com>

Billy Verreynne wrote:
> But this has nothing to do with Oracle, does it? Especially if you're not
> using operating system security. So, MS domain authentication problems
> aside, what is the problem with regards to security when running Oracle on
> NT? I can not see any. As long as you stick to the Oracle tools for
> administration, the operating system security does not come into play.

The simplest way to get access to Oracle is to get sysadmin privileges under NT. It is my understanding that there are still known methods to do this under all releases and patches of NT. Once I have sysadmin privileges I could modify the config and init files, the listener and tnsnames, etc. I could give myself access to Oracle with sysdba and sysoper privileges.

later,
Ed Received on Mon Jan 11 1999 - 13:28:55 CST