Re: Prevent Root access from database

Fine. Then "the business" sets the root password to something arbitary and stores it, in a sealed envelope, in a safe. Whenever the Sys Admin or DBA needs root privileges, for whatever reason, "the business" releases the contents of the envelope and watches and logs any actions performed by the admins as "root". Once the required work has been done "the business" sets root password to something else and again stores it in the safe until it's required again.

Personally, if I was "the business" I'd rather hire professionals I trust and remunerate them appropriately, but one man's meat and all that....

I've worked in the Ministry of Defence and investment banks, to name but a couple of examples, and I've never heard of such nonsense. Received on Mon Jul 25 2005 - 10:00:54 CDT