From JTESTA@longaberger.com Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:04:12 -0700 From: "JOE TESTA" Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 08:04:12 -0700 Subject: Re: Griping about auditing (not the Oracle Kind) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain They afraid you'll add items you're not license for when installing software, and i'm still trying to figure out why if you resize something a SVP needs to know, talk about micro-managing.   joe >>> JayMiller@TDWaterhouse.com 06/25/01 10:31AM >>>We've been through an internal audit and I was just wondering if anyone elsehas to deal with the rather ludicrous requirements I now have.  In order toadd or resize a datafile I now need to fill out a form and get Senior VPapproval and the alert logs must be reviewed every day by a non-DBA in orderto be certain that I didn't make any database changes without such approval.The auditors were horrified to discover that not only did I do such thingswhenever I thought them necessary but that we didn't have a non-DBA revieweverything I did after an Oracle upgrade to ensure I didn't install anyother software.Fortunately I managed to convince them that yes, I really did need a Unixlogin (they were skeptical).So, any similar horror stories?Jay MillerSr. Oracle DBA-- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com-- Author: Miller, Jay  INET: JayMiller@TDWaterhouse.comFat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists--------------------------------------------------------------------To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail messageto: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and inthe message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You mayalso send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).