Re: Alternatives to RMAN cleartext password in batch file for backups?

From: Thomas Roach <troach@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bwmyers@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:27:19 -0400

Why don't you encrypt your shell script?

http://linux.koolsolutions.com/2009/01/20/howto-encrypting-a-shell-script-on-a-linux-or-unix-based-system/

On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Bill Myers <bwmyers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I have the following commands in a batch file scheduled for daily
> execution:
>
> set oracle_sid=mydatadb
> rman target / catalog mycatusr/mycatpwd@mycatdb script Daily_Backup >>
> backup.log
>
> My organization requires the catalog password (mycatpwd) above to be
> encrypted and not stored as clear text in any other file or environment
> variable. How can I still use this batch file for scheduled backups without
> providing a clear text password?
>
> The only option I can think of is to compile the commands into a binary
> executable. Any other ideas besides that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Bill
>



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