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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:14:29 -0400
From: "arun chakrapani rao" <arunchakrapanirao@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: lsnrctl pwd in script
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Thanks for this input.
I was looking for a way to move my listener logs instead of doing a dev null
everytime before copying it across.
Was wondering how to get this done.
this helps me a lot.
thanks
Arun


On 10/10/07, Jared Still <jkstill@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 10/10/07, Joe Smith <joe_dba@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Has anybody scripted out changing the LISTENER password and got it to
> > work?
> >
> > I have tried a number of ways  and still get errors.  I can do it by
> > hand. So, I know it works.
> >
> > ${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/lsnrctl <<EOF
> > set current_listener LISTENER
> > start
> > change_password
> > ${PASSWORD}
> > ${PASSWORD}
> > ${PASSWORD}
> > save_config
> > EOF
> >
> >
> That will not work from a shell script.
>
> The EOF operator allows the shell to take input from the script (a 'here'
> document)
> but does not allow passing data to an interactive command, which is what
> the
> change_password command is.
>
> The EOF redirects STDIN from the script, but the change_password command
> does
> not read STDIN, it reads from a terminal. (unix experts feel free to
> clarify or correct
> this.  This means you Tim G. :)
>
> There are packages designed to mimic interactive input to make this kind
> of thing possible.
> Expect was originally written in TCL.  There is also a Perl version, an
> example of which is
> provided as a text attachment.
>
> I just tested this on an 8i listener, worked fine.
>
> The script requires Perl (of course) and the Expect.pm module.
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
>
>
>


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thanks
Arun

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Thanks for this input.<br>
I was looking for a way to move my listener logs instead of doing a dev null everytime before copying it across.<br>
Was wondering how to get this done.<br>this helps me a lot.<br>
thanks<br>
Arun<br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/10/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jared Still</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:jkstill@gmail.com">jkstill@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<span class="q"><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/10/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Joe Smith</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:joe_dba@hotmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">joe_dba@hotmail.com
</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">


<div>
Has anybody scripted out changing the LISTENER password and got it to work?<br>
&nbsp;<br>
I have tried a number of ways &nbsp;and still get errors.&nbsp; I can do it by hand. So, I know it works.<br>&nbsp;<br>
${ORACLE_HOME}/bin/lsnrctl &lt;&lt;EOF<br>set current_listener LISTENER<br>start<br>change_password<br>${PASSWORD}<br>${PASSWORD}<br>${PASSWORD}<br>save_config<br>EOF<br>
<br></div></blockquote></div><br></span>That will not work from a shell script.<br><br>The EOF operator allows the shell to take input from the script (a &#39;here&#39; document)<br>but does not allow passing data to an interactive command, which is what the
<br>change_password command is.<br><br>The EOF redirects STDIN from the script, but the change_password command does<br>not read STDIN, it reads from a terminal. (unix experts feel free to clarify or correct <br>this.&nbsp; This means you Tim G. :)
<br><br>There are packages designed to mimic interactive input to make this kind of thing possible.<br>Expect was originally written in TCL.&nbsp; There is also a Perl version, an example of which is<br>provided as a text attachment.
<br><br>I just tested this on an 8i listener, worked fine. <br><br>The script requires Perl (of course) and the <a href="http://Expect.pm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Expect.pm</a>
 module.<br><span class="sg"><br>-- <br>Jared Still<br>Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
<br><br>
</span><br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>thanks<br>Arun

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