Re: Restricting the ps command

From: Warren Van Wyck <wvw_at_moose.uvm.edu>
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 15:28:31 GMT
Message-ID: <1994Feb9.152831.19555_at_emba.uvm.edu>

From article <1994Feb7.013924.1_at_vaxc.stevens-tech.edu>, by vsanghi_at_vaxc.stevens-tech.edu:
> Hi,
> I would like to know if there is a way to prevent users from
> getting to see the password using the ps command if sqlplus is used using
>
> username/passwd as arguments.
>
>
> vipul Sanghi
>

     Why does a 'runforms firstform user/pass' command
     NOT show the user/pass using the ps command?

     Couldn't Oracle code sqlplus so that the user/pass wouldn't
     show either?

     This observed under Oracle V6, Forms 3.0, SQL*Plus 3.0 under AIX.  
-- 
  Warren Van Wyck  Analyst/Programmer     (802)656-8421

  University of Vermont, Computing and Information Technology   Internet: wvw_at_moose.uvm.edu Received on Wed Feb 09 1994 - 16:28:31 CET