Running the Discoverer
To run the Discoverer, do the following:
- Specify the arguments to run the Discoverer:
$ dbsat discover [-n] -cThe
dbsat discovercommand has the following options and arguments:
-nSpecifies that there is no encryption for output.
-cSpecifies the name of the configuration file used for discoverer. For more information about the config_file file, see Configuring dbsat.config.
output_fileSpecifies the full or relative path name to create the
.dbsatfile. Do not add an extension. For example:/home/oracle/dbsat/PDB1`
Run the Discoverer.
$ ./dbsat discover -c Discover/conf/custom_dbsat.config PDB1The 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. $- Specify a password to encrypt the
.dbsatfile.
An encrypted file named_report.dbsatis created. Extract the contents of the
.dbsatfile withdbsat extractto access the Database Sensitive Data Assessment Report. When prompted, enter the password to decrypt the.dbsatfile specified in Step 3.
The contents of the.dbsatfile are extracted.Note:
The maximum supported size for a
.dbsatfile that can be used for extraction is 128 MB.- Use the appropriate tools to read the Database Sensitive Data Assessment Report. For example:
Use a browser to display the.htmlfile.Use a spreadsheet reader like
OpenOffice CalcorExcelto open the.csvfile.