Re: Shutdown with username system-VAX-VMS

From: Ari Kaartinen <ka>
Date: 1995/03/31
Message-ID: <3lg4oj$t70_at_idefix.eunet.fi>#1/1


>>In article <3l6p1b$4ru_at_sess02.rdp.asi.alcatel.es>,
>>toledo_at_sess01.rdp.asi.alcatel.es (Francisco Rodriguez) wrote:
>>
>>> When using the command procedure to shutdown the database with username
>>> SYSTEM on a system VAX - VMS, the shutdown abort with error :
>>> !!! system UIC group members are not allowed to use ORACLE DBA COMMANDS.
>>> why??
>>
>>To avoid security problems. Make sure your DBA account has a ...

 There is no way in VMS to prevent someone with system UIC to do what ever he/she wants. This new 'security measure' is useless it only generates more work for those unfortunate souls who have to do Oracle installations.         

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Received on Fri Mar 31 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST

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