Oracle data files are read BY ORACLE SERVER PROCESSES ONLY!
The only unloader that reads files directly is the notorious
DUL. I haven't had any experiences with DUL, but according to
what I know, I wouldn't even want to have it. 
Now there is a system call named "chmod" and oracle takes
care that only oracle RDBMS can access files. Nobody but the DBA
can even sniff database files. Please, execute that user.

On 01/13/2004 04:19:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I have a question on data file permissions.
> When i add a new data file, it gets created as -rw-r-----
> Umask for oracle user is 022. 
> There is a unix user who wants read access to the data files since they
> are read by fastunload process (syncsort).
> When i do a touch on any  file in that same directory the permission
> reads as -rw-r--r-- which coincides with the umask set. 
> Could someone please tell me how the data files get -rw-r---- and NOT
> -rw-r--r--.
> 
> Oracle file permission reads -rwsr-s--x
> 
> Thank You,
> 
> Sathish.
> 
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