Re: Hiding password from ps - Need better solution

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>Hi:
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> We have an ORACLE 7.2 database on Dynix/ptx 4.1.2. I wanted
>to hide the username and password from "ps" command.
>
> I called ORACLE about hiding password from the ps command.
>I was given a program called hide.c. This program works great if
>I do just ps. However, If I do "ps -ef" (or whatever your implementation's
>way of showing ps with arguments is)and the password is still visible.
>Is there a way of doing this? I would ideally like the following:
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> If my command is
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> sqlplus username/password _at_command arguments
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> I want ps (or ps -ef) to show
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> sqlplus _at_command arguments
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>Any ideas?
>
>thanks a lot,
>
>-Badri
>
authenticating username and password using operating system

sqlplus / _at_command arguments

       ^^^ Received on Wed Apr 10 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST