Re: SQL-LOAD / SQL-PLUS show info on USERID/PSSWRD

From: Adam Hoffman <hoffma_at_rpi.edu>
Date: 6 Dec 1994 16:33:21 GMT
Message-ID: <3c23oh$78o_at_usenet.rpi.edu>


In article <gommans.42.2EE45E4C_at_iso.few.eur.nl>, gommans_at_iso.few.eur.nl (Leon Gommans) says:
>
>Hi all
>
>Working a lot with SQL-LOAD and SQL-PLUS I yesterday found something that frightend
>me. When calling SQL-LOAD from a script I have to include USERID/PSSWRD. I don't like it
>this way, but if you're carefull, no problem. But when I started SQL-LOAD and looked at the
>processes (ps -aux) I was amazed.
>
>It looked something like:
>
>oracle 2140 0.0 0.0 180 0 ? IW 09:51 0:01 sql-load USERID/PSSWRD ..... etc.
>
>Is this a known problem, cause everyone on the machine can ask information about the
>processes. And this way the know now the USERID/PSSWRD. (and this of course can give
>some major troubles) How should I solve this problem, any suggestions or remarks are
>welcome.
>
>
>Leon
>
>Gommans_at_iso.few.eur.nl
>
Could you use OPS$ accounts for this job? This way only the / will show if someone does a ps on the process. Received on Tue Dec 06 1994 - 17:33:21 CET

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