Re: Discussion on Login/Passwords with Unix Shell Scripts

From: William Rice <ricew_at_operamail.com>
Date: 2000/05/08
Message-ID: <8f6in1$6tq$1@nnrp1.deja.com>#1/1

In article <20000508094330.14592.00004199_at_ng-ch1.aol.com>, risudi_at_aol.com (Risudi) wrote:
> >>You can also use a variable for the shell script username/password and pick
> it up from the environment.
>
> You could, however that implies that the login/password were stored somewhere.
> (ie the /etc/profile or the users .profile, or someplace that those profiles
> read from.)
> Therefore the password is in jepordy of being read by someone
>
> Rick
>

Using ps aeww ....would allow someone to look at your environment and pick up the info as well.

Will

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