07-18-2014
Encrypting or maksing password in cron
Hello experts,
I am an PLM application admin, use AIX/SOlaris servers where application is installed
to schedule a cron in my system this what i do
- Login to AIX/Unix system using an OS account,
- Schedule a service to execute the required script - The script will have a PLM utility and requires a User ID, Password & group as command line arguments. For plm, the Application user ID, password & group need to be provided
now there are export control regulation that prevent other users from accessing this password, even to a system admin with root access
Initially we have hard coded the paswd to a variable in a txt file, then use that $variable as argument, but as per new rules there is an opportunity for a sysadmin with root/super user access can get to know the contents of this file thus causing a security breach
Note the OS account and application userid/password are different, i need to provide the application user id/passwd for running the script
appreciate your help on this
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dsenableroot
dsenableroot(8) BSD System Manager's Manual dsenableroot(8)
NAME
dsenableroot -- enables or disables the root account.
SYNOPSIS
dsenableroot [-d] [-u username] [-p password] [-r rootPassword]
DESCRIPTION
dsenableroot sets the password for the root account if enabling the root user account. Otherwise, if disable [-d] is chosen, the root
account passwords are removed and the root user is disabled.
A list of flags and their descriptions:
-u username
Username of a user that has administrative privileges on this computer.
-p password
Password to use in conjunction with the specified username. If this is not specified, you will be prompted for entry.
-r rootPassword
Password to be used for the root account. If this is not specified for enabling, you will be prompted for entry.
EXAMPLES
-dsenableroot
Your username will be used and you will be queried for both your password and the new root password to be set to enable the root
account.
-dsenableroot -d
Your username will be used and you will be queried for only your password to disable the root account.
-dsenableroot -u username -p userpassword -r rootpassword
The supplied arguments will be used to enable the root account.
-dsenableroot -d -u username -p userpassword
The supplied arguments will be used to disable the root account.
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