[plug] `Expect` and `cron` <http://expect.nist.gov>

[Russell Steicke]

On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 10:46:56AM +0800, Jason Belcher wrote:
...
> mysql ... -p[password] < file_with_sql_commands ?
> 
> Completely unsecure if other people can read your crontab and
> therefore see your password, but a possible alternative otherwise?

Others reading your crontab isn't a problem as
/var/spool/cron/crontabs (or the equivalent place on your system)
should be well protected.  The real problem is people doing ps while
your mysql job is running and reading the password there.



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Russell Steicke

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