sqlldr password suppression

From: Ed Kulis <ekulis_at_apple.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 10:55:59 -0800
Message-ID: <B8880DBF.F54%ekulis_at_apple.com>



[Quoted] Hi All,

[Quoted] [Quoted] I'd like to run sqlldr from cronjobs in Unix so I don't want sqlldr to ask for a password.

I don't want to put the password in the script and I don't want to expand the password in the command line because with either method the password will show up in the command line runstring.

Using

    sqlldr scott/tiger # password direct method

    sqlldr $(password.ksh) # expansion method

where

   password.ksh contains
    print scott/tiger

causes a ps -ef line like this

larrye 291164 200958 0 09:48:14 pts/0 0:00 sqlldr scott/tiger

sqlplus has got this method which keeps the password out of the runstring.

    sqlplus /nolog <<EOB
    connect $(password.ksh);
    select sysdate, name, user_name
    from dual, v\$database, user_users;
EOB Any ideas? Thanks!

-ed Received on Thu Feb 07 2002 - 19:55:59 CET

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