Re: Possible SECURITY ERROR ?

From: Piotr Kolodziej <pkol_at_otago.gda.pl>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:44:40 +0100
Message-ID: <78hi2r$gim$1@korweta.task.gda.pl>

Isaac Chocron wrote in message <36AB182B.87F0CFB0_at_hadassah.org.il>...
>User_a has performed this statement:
> Grant Role_a to User_b identified by test;
>
>The result is ...
> The password of User_b is Test !!! and not Pass_b.

"Grant <sth> to <user> identified by <password>" is an old-style way to create/alter users and their passwords. It is still supported in Oracle 7 & 8 because of backward compatibility.

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Piotr Kolodziej pkol_at_otago.gda.pl
Just my private opinion. Received on Mon Jan 25 1999 - 04:44:40 CST