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Re: Prevent Root access from database

From: Jim Smith <jim_at_jimsmith.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:24:33 +0100
Message-ID: <iYCMQlRhYP5CFwPf@jimsmith.demon.co.uk>


In message <1122301253.023519.32270_at_z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>, PhilB <phillip.bridges_at_gmail.com> writes
>Thanks for the reply Mark. Not sure I can use the ignorance of the
>administrators as an argument though, after all a quick search on
>google will tell anyone how to "su" to oracle and "connect / as sysdba"
>
>I think I may have found a solution though. From what I can find,
>there is a way to rejig oracle by modding the config.s file in
>$OH/rdbms/lib to point to non-existent "oper" and "dba" groups and then
>relink, this should in theory then stop the use of the conn / as sysdba.
>

How do you then start up your database?

Also, root could create the non-existent groups.

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Received on Mon Jul 25 2005 - 09:24:33 CDT

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