1Z0-032 · Question #118
You are configuring a listener by using Oracle Net Manager. You want the listener to be stopped by an authorized user only. What would you do? Oracle 1Z0-032 Exam
The correct answer is A. set a listener password. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
You are configuring a listener by using Oracle Net Manager. You want the listener to be stopped by an authorized user only. What would you do? Oracle 1Z0-032 Exam
Options
- Aset a listener password
- Bprovide the SNMP contact information
- Cset a listener userid and password
- Dadd the listener owner to the DBA group at the operating system (OS) level
How the community answered
(39 responses)- A74% (29)
- B5% (2)
- C13% (5)
- D8% (3)
Community Discussion
5
Luis F.Jun 26, 2026The correct answer is A, set a listener password. In Oracle Net Manager for older Oracle versions like 8i/9i/10g, you protect the listener from unauthorized stop/start commands by assigning it a password via the Passwords section in Net Manager, so anyone trying to run lsnrctl stop has to provide that password first.
Ola B.Jun 22, 2026Spin up a quick Oracle 10g VM and try this yourself, it makes the answer obvious. In Oracle Net Manager, when you go to the listener configuration you get a Security tab where you set a password, and that password is what gets written to listener.ora as a salted entry, so any lsnrctl stop or lsnrctl reload command will prompt for it first. Option D trips people up because adding someone to the OS DBA group sounds like a real access control, but the listener runs independently of database authentication and that group membership does nothing to restrict who can issue lsnrctl commands. Option C is a red herring too, because the listener password mechanism does not use a separate userid, just the password alone. Stick with A.
Luis F.Jun 24, 2026Solid breakdown, just worth adding that in Oracle 11g they actually deprecated the listener password in favor of local OS authentication as the primary control, so if anyone studying for a newer exam sees option A they should double-check which version the question targets.
Brenda K.Jun 26, 2026I was dead sure D was it, thinking OS-level control was the play, but then I remembered that Oracle Net Manager specifically gives you a listener password field for exactly this lockdown scenario, and OS group membership does not gate who can issue a lsnrctl stop command. A is your answer, set the listener password, and move on, this one is a 30-second question so do not let it eat your clock.
Hiroshi T.Jun 26, 2026The distractor is D, which controls OS access, not Net listener auth. Set a listener password, answer A.