Forgetting about a piddly, little-known OS called Neanderthal Technology. Where default Oracle installation tosses everything out there with full control for everyone -- or it used to do that. But even if you change the permissions, anybody that needs to do anything on the box must have administrator privileges; so tightening up the permissions is bit like trying to piss up a rope.
> -----Original Message----- > > What DBA, in their right mind, is going to give any user or developer > file level access to their datafiles? That is what user and group > permissions are there to restrict. All our db's have 600 level file > permissions for oracle user access only. If we have to bring > someone on > site for using a tool such as DUL, you can bet that we dba's > will either > be the keyboard jockey, or breathing down the necks of the > consultant as > they work. Non-dba access to the datafiles is just stupid, > and anyone > who would allow it deserves everything they get. > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
