Owner's Manual

18
Securing Your System
Disabling rsh
To prevent unauthorized users from accessing your system, Dell recommends that
you disable
rsh after you install the Oracle software.
To disable
rsh , type:
chkconfig rsh off
For the purpose of Oracle installation, ssh is enabled without a password
requirement for the root user. Please ensure that
ssh is disabled for all the nodes of
the RAC. You can disable
ssh by removing all files in the following directory:
/root/.ssh/
NOTE: It is highly recommend that all the nodes of the RAC have security configured
according to your security policy.
Setting the Password for the User Oracle
Dell strongly recommends that you set a password for the user oracle to protect your
system. Complete the following steps to create the
oracle password:
1 Log in as root .
2 Ty p e passwd oracle and follow the instructions on the screen to create
the
oracle password.
NOTE: Additional security setup may be performed according to the site policy,
provided the normal database operation is not disrupted.