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Re: Anyway to allow root to 'sqlplus / as sysdba'??

From: <yong321_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 26 Nov 2005 18:49:09 -0800
Message-ID: <1133059749.247055.11990@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>


Rhugga wrote:
> Denying root access was hard-coded in oracle 7.x/8x/9.x but I thought I
...
> The only issue here is how raw socket I/O is handled on pseudo tty's.
> What we are trying to do is actually _more_ secure than the /sbin/su
> method.

Can you elaborate a little more? You may have a point but I don't quite get it. Where do you see that Oracle 7-9 is hardcoded to deny root access and why is raw socket I/O on pty's relevant here? Thanks.

Yong Huang Received on Sat Nov 26 2005 - 20:49:09 CST

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