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How to get a password from a shell script without Bash?
A POSIX compliant answer. Notice the use of /bin/sh instead of /bin/bash. (It does work with bash, but it does not require bash.) Under Linux (and cygwin) this form works in bash and sh. It may not be standard Unix sh, though.
How to pass password to script without hardcoding it?
How do you pass the password to script without hardcoding it in script. If password is written in a script, isn’t it a security threat? Well with 10gR2 , Oracle Wallet provides you with facility to store database credentials in client side Oracle Wallet.
How can someone get into my shell script?
If someone is logged in on your system, then they will have the possibility to get at your credentials. For instance, in the case of a web server with an SSL certificate, there is at least a theoretical possibility of someone being able to gain root and access the httpd process’s memory area and extract the credentials.
Which is an example of a shell script?
One example may be a search form on your web site, which can be run with a user that is only allowed to use a stored procedure which extracts only the information that will be presented on the web page.
How to run multiple SQL queries in Bash?
Use the following construction if you need to run multiple SQL queries from a Bash script: mysql -u USER -p PASSWORD <
Where do I Find my Password in Bash?
Subsequent runs do not prompt for the password as it will just use the encrypted value from disk. It stores the encrypted passwords in a hidden folder under the user’s home directory or in a custom folder that you can define through the environment variable ENCPASS_HOME_DIR.
Where are MySQL queries saved in a script?
Queries are saved in a bash script, queries.sh, e.g.: Executing the script is not enough, since has to input his password at each query and this is compromising the script flow. There usually are a few different ways to achieve this. Also, see How to auto login mysql in shell scripts?