Category Archives: Security

unlock orcladmin password in shell script

Posted on 5 December 2011 by Andrew Fraser

Shell script to check if orcladmin account is locked, and unlock it if required # Check to see if orcladmin account is locked, and unlock it if it is. if [ “`ldapbind -p <myport> -D cn=orcladmin -w <myorcladminpassword>`” = “bind … Continue reading →

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Listener passwords: always for 9i, never for 10g

Posted on 24 May 2007 by Andrew Fraser

My rule of thumb: For 9i and below: always set a listener password (= change from default) For 10g and above: never set a listener password (= leave at default) And here’s why: 9i and below Without a listener password … Continue reading →

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