Re: Oracle Software Owner WIndows 2K

Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.nospam.demon.nl> wrote in message news:<dj26nvgf7l5cfaj63hvr8jm66l2u08gvk1_at_4ax.com>...
> On 25 Sep 2003 05:49:42 -0700, mccmx_at_hotmail.com (Matt) wrote:
>
> >Hello everyone,
> >
> >I have a query about security/ownership of the Oracle software on
> >Windows 2K.
> >
> >We have an 8.1.7 install on Windows that was installed using the
> >Domain Admin account. Therefore the Oracle binaries and database
> >files are owned by the domain admin account.
> >
> >The Oracle database is configured as a service on Win 2K and runs
> >under the SYSTEM account. Therefore in theory it is independant of a
> >user account.
> >
> >One of the security guys on site is planning to remove the domain
> >admin accounts from all the servers and I'm concerned that this will
> >affect the database setup.
> >
> >I will still be able to log onto the server with a privileged account
> >which I will add to the ORA_DBA group in order to gain SYSDBA
> >privileges.
> >
> >Is anyone aware of any issues that will arise after dropping the
> >Oracle software owner account (i.e. domain admin) from the system....?
> > Metalink was not much help on this issue.
> >
> >Matt
>
> If you would have read the installation documentation, you would have
> known you should have installed Oracle as the *local* administrator,
> NOT the *domain* administrator.
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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Thanks,

I didnt install the software, I inherited the setup. But thanks very much for your help, you've provided some excellent feedback......!

Matt Received on Thu Oct 02 2003 - 04:52:31 CDT