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Oracle installation groups and permissions [message #279355] Wed, 07 November 2007 21:32 Go to next message
quiksilv
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Hi all,

What are the security implications of oracle client software which has been installed by the user "Oracle" and having a primary group membership being "dba". i.e not installed with the "oinstall" group?
Re: Oracle installation groups and permissions [message #279356 is a reply to message #279355] Wed, 07 November 2007 21:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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>What are the security implications of oracle client software
In this client installation is done on a "remote" (non-database system) & is a true client,
then there are no security implications, In My Opinion; regardless of the group used.

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Re: Oracle installation groups and permissions [message #279410 is a reply to message #279355] Thu, 08 November 2007 03:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
quiksilv
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Yes this is the case. We also don't have seperate administrators for software installs and database administration.

If the group on the client was set as dba and then the client connected to a remote database is it possible for any attempt to gain privileges as 'dba' on the remote database?

Cheers.
Re: Oracle installation groups and permissions [message #279411 is a reply to message #279410] Thu, 08 November 2007 03:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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No, if you set the remote_os_authent and remote_os_roles parameters to false.

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Re: Oracle installation groups and permissions [message #279413 is a reply to message #279355] Thu, 08 November 2007 03:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
quiksilv
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So this set to true (which isnt the case by default if im not mistaken) will enable a user to authenticate remotely as the dba purely since their group is?
Re: Oracle installation groups and permissions [message #279424 is a reply to message #279413] Thu, 08 November 2007 04:22 Go to previous message
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Yes, it may.

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