Running the Discoverer

To run the Discoverer, do the following:

  1. Specify the arguments to run the Discoverer:
    $ dbsat discover [-n] -c

    The dbsat discover command has the following options and arguments:

  • -n

    Specifies that there is no encryption for output.

  • -c

    Specifies the name of the configuration file used for discoverer. For more information about the config_file file, see Configuring dbsat.config.

  • output_file

    Specifies the full or relative path name to create the .dbsat file. Do not add an extension. For example:

    /home/oracle/dbsat/PDB1`
  1. Run the Discoverer.

    $ ./dbsat discover -c Discover/conf/custom_dbsat.config PDB1

    The following output is displayed:

    Enter username: dbsat_admin
    Enter password:
    DBSAT Discover ran successfully.
    Encrypting the generated reports...
    Enter an encryption key:
    Re-enter the encryption key:
    Encryption completed successfully.
    $
  2. Specify a password to encrypt the .dbsat file.
    An encrypted file named_report.dbsat is created.
  3. Extract the contents of the .dbsat file with dbsat extract to access the Database Sensitive Data Assessment Report. When prompted, enter the password to decrypt the .dbsat file specified in Step 3.
    The contents of the .dbsat file are extracted.

    Note:

    The maximum supported size for a .dbsat file that can be used for extraction is 128 MB.

  4. Use the appropriate tools to read the Database Sensitive Data Assessment Report. For example:
    Use a browser to display the .html file.

    Use a spreadsheet reader like OpenOffice Calc or Excel to open the .csv file.