Edition Based Redefinition Demo
I’m a big fan of Edition-Based Redefinition that was introduced in Oracle Database 11gR2. Edition-based redefinition enables you to upgrade the database component of an application while it is in use, thereby minimizing or eliminating down time. Here’s a little…
Quick TDE demo
Better Lockdown Script
So I was thinking about the lockdown script I wrote yesterday and noticed an attack vector. I only created the variable for RANDPWD once…so…if an attacker knew the variable they could comprise the system…in theory…but hey…it was worth rewriting…
Quick Lockdown Script
Just a little script to lockdown default Oracle accounts and randomly change passwords
SGA Fiddling…
Just a little script to mess with the SGA
DataPump — Export & Import Scripts
Use these 2 scripts together and you should be good to go… Here’s the DataPump Export Script Here’s the DataPump Import Script
Hide OSX Desktop Icons
Hi All, Another little Applescript app I wrote up to hide Desktop Icons. Useful prior to doing screenshots or before demos or presentations Just copy & paste into Applescript Editor and Save As an Application or whatever Enjoy
Applescript for SSH-ing
Hi All, I thought I’d share a little Applescript app I wrote up to help me in my day to day SSHing… I like to have my various connections to different severs color coded to help me know which system…
Using DataPump (aka expdp) to Export a Database
I’ll write up a sister script to be used for import