You could try setting GLOBAL_NAMES to FALSE in your init.ora file.
By default, it's set to TRUE. Once I set mine to FALSE, I was able to
create public database links easily.
- Dana
- Michal Zaschke <zaschke_at_suas.cz> wrote:
> AFAIK, parameter DB_DOMAIN is what appends to the database link name
> (which must be DB_NAME of your remote database).
>
> SQLWKS> show parameter db_domain
> NAME TYPE VALUE
> ------------------------------ ------- ------------------------------
> db_domain string WORLD
>
>
>
> Helmut Daiminger wrote:
> >
> > Hi there!
> >
> > I'm having a problem with database links here.
> >
> > I am on my SPEEDY database and want to create a link that points to
> another
> > database called SAM.
> >
> > create database link SAM connect to user identified by pasword
> using 'SAM';
> >
> > Then I try and issue that statement:
> >
> > select view_name from user_views_at_SAM
> > *
> > ERROR at line 2:
> > ORA-02085: database link SAM.VIVONET.COM connects to SAM
> >
> > Where does our domain name appendix (vivonet.com) come from???? I
> looked in
> > all the possible config files (e.g. sqlnet.ora etc.) and couldn't
> find
> > anything. In both databases the init.ora parameter is set to
> global_names =
> > true.
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> > This is 8.1.6 on Win2k.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Helmut
> >
> > --
> > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
> > --
> > Author: Helmut Daiminger
> > INET: hdaiminger_at_vivonet.com
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