We recognized the same problem and found this program as an answer:
http://www.orafaq.org/scripts/c_src/hide.txt
Michael Armstead
Application Database Administrator, OCP-Certified
US Pharmaceuticals IT
Glaxo SmithKline
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> From: Kris Austin [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 2:38 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: ps -ef | grep sqlplus
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> hi,
>
> do you know how to hide oracle passwords from ps -ef? we pass in our pw in
> cron, and it shows up when you run ps -ef (to check unix processes). i
> recognize that is this NOT a smart thing to do...
>
> can anyone recommend a better way of supplying oracle passwords when
> scripts are connecting to oracle? do you use config files that store
> pws? just curious what everyone else is doing to plug this security hole.
>
> thanks,
> kris
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