Re: Security question: sqlplus and the ps cmd on Unix
From: John Blackburn <jb2_at_qdot.qld.gov.au>
Date: 1995/04/26
Message-ID: <3nkae8$fj0_at_camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au>#1/1
Date: 1995/04/26
Message-ID: <3nkae8$fj0_at_camelot.qdot.qld.gov.au>#1/1
> George Dau <gedau{mim/isamail}_at_qld.mim.com.au> writes:
> >We use unix environtment variables. In a file run from the .profile
> >we set $VARBLE to be "scott/tiger" and run
> >sqlplus $VARBLE _at_script
> >to get around this.
This wont work because environment variables are substituted by the shell so when you do your ps command, you will still see scott/tiger.
-- John Blackburn Phone: +61 7 2534634 jb2_at_qdot.qld.gov.au Fax: +61 7 8541194Received on Wed Apr 26 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST