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Steve,
I did that once, one really big (20GB), very old, and very important table. Spent an entire day fixing my own screw-up. After that I changed my SQL prompt so that the database name and user name that I was logged onto showed. Haven't had that pile of egg on my face since.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Vicor Corporation
____________________Reply Separator____________________Subject: Re: Re[2]: Big Whoops
I'd like to post a question for everyone on the list.
How many of you have ever dropped a table, or done something like that in the wrong database(thinking you were connected to say the test DB), and hosed production?
Steve Boyd
>From: dgoulet_at_vicr.com
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: Re[2]: Big Whoops
>Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 06:40:46 -0800
>
>A couple of years ago I was trying to create a new instance on one of our
>Unix
>boxes to support an additional manufacturing line. Since the first
>instance was
>well tuned, I copied the init.ora file to a new name & did the little
>editing
>that I believed necessary, like a new db_name. What I forgot was the
>control_file line. You can guess what happen next, yes the control files
>got
>trashed and the original instance terminated with errors. We had to
>recover
>that one from tape since I hadn't backed up the control files to trace for
>some
>time, but I do now at every shutdown. We live & learn from our mistakes,
>hopefully NOT on a production server.
>
>
>BTW: My advice to any new DBA out there is that when an emergency hits you,
>or
>an AW SH%$. First step in the process is to step back, take a deep breath
>&
>calm down. Adrenaline and instant reaction are your worst enemies.
>
>Dick Goulet
>Senior Oracle DBA
>Vicor Corporation
>
>____________________Reply Separator____________________
>Author: "Rachel Carmichael" <carmichr_at_hotmail.com>
>Date: 5/24/00 6:16 PM
>
>Lisa,
>
>You have backups? Restore from backup. Otherwise..... recreate and import
>is
>the way to go.
>
>I gotta say, the fact that you did this, figured out how to fix it, and
>didn't freak out about it, would impress me MUCH more on an interview than
>the fact that you have your OCP :)
>
>Rachel
>
>
> >From: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> >Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> >Subject: Big Whoops
> >Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 14:44:29 -0800
> >
> >This is by far the funniest thing I have ever done. I began running the
> >create
> >database scripts (ON A TEST MACHINE) when the $ORACLE_SID was set to a
> >currently
> >running database. It's now completely and totally hosed. I'm just
> >wondering if
> >there is any possible way of recovering from this. I am just recreating
> >the
> >database and reimporting the data - it's not a big deal, but for future
> >reference, I wonder if this really does mean THE END OF THE DATABASE AS
>WE
> >KNOW
> >IT. My gut feel is YES.
> >
> >I just can't stop laughing. I finish my OCP exams and completely TRASH a
> >large
> >database in the same day (and dump pink ice cream on my white sweater
> >simultaneously)! Like Kirti said, Who *WANTS* to be a DBA? Are you out
>of
> >your
> >mind? you better be!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Author:
> > INET: Lisa_Koivu_at_gelco.com
> >
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