Re: ps -ef shows oracle passwords (HP-UX)

From: Craig M. Wall <cwall_at_petersons.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:36:28 -0500
Message-ID: <71nt4s$cdm@news9.noc.netcom.net>

Use a local OPS$ oracle account (don't use remote OPS$) that way the operating system authenticates the oracle database account so No passwords show up in ps,
No passwords are in files on disk,
No permissions to forget to set.

as in $ sqlplus / @my_script.sql

Craig M. Wall

Bernhard Husar wrote in message <363F5C05.815C48F2_at_mail.boku.ac.at>...
>How can I avoid this if I need to have sqlplus-scripts called in the
>background by cron jobs with a syntax like this:
>
>sqlplus username/password @my_script.sql
>
>Please be so kind and mail your answer also to
>husar_at_mail.boku.ac.at
>
>Thanks a lot for your help!
>
>regards,
>Bernhard Husar
>
Received on Tue Nov 03 1998 - 15:36:28 CST