Re: Drop Database Link

It looks, like you are specifying "HOST" (SOFTEK.US.ORACLE.COM) not "DB_LINK".
Do select from dba_db_links, and use the contents of "DB_LINK" column in your "drop ..." statement (not "HOST" column).

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:48 AM

> Hi folks!
>
> I tried following SQL
>
> SQL> DROP DATABASE LINK SOFTEK.US.ORACLE.COM;
> DROP DATABASE LINK SOFTEK.US.ORACLE.COM
> *
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-02082: a loopback database link must have a connection qualifier
>
> Why such error is coming and how can i drop this database link?
>
> Note that while executing this SQL i was connected with the owner and this
> database link is private database link.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Atul
>
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