Re: Using a '.' in a username

Pete, feel free to put out the attitude anytime :)

joe

Pete Sharman wrote:

> OK, I've been using Oracle since 5.0, so does that mean I can give you
> the company line and the condescending attitude? J
>
> Actually, I think you're reading too much into Vlad's email. He was
> simply pointing out it COULD be done. As you say, that doesn't mean it
> SHOULD be done, but I don’t believe he meant to come across as
> condescending. Now if you REALLY want condescending … J
>
> Pete
>
> "Controlling developers is like herding cats."
>
> Kevin Loney, Oracle DBA Handbook
>
> "Oh no, it's not. It's much harder than that!"
>
> Bruce Pihlamae, long-term Oracle DBA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Joe Testa
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:55 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>
> Please unless you've been at oracle doing oracle stuff since 1990 back
>
> in version 5 days, you can spare me the condescending attitude and the
>
> company line, the bottom line is oracle is just like C, it will let you
>
> shoot off your own foot(and thats the way most of us like it). its not
>
> dumbproof from any means or platform, its just gotten gui-fied in alot
>
> of cases and people who can right-click in OEM to resize a datafile and
>
> think that makes them a dba have a bit to learn.
>
> The bottom line still boils down to this, just because you can, doesn't
>
> make it a smart thing to do.
>
> joe
>
> Vladimir Begun wrote:
>
>> Joe Testa wrote:
>
>>
>
>>> besides the point the example is a schema.object_name NOT a
>
>>> user.name, evidently since its NOT in quotes.
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Does that mean that you cannot create such user(s) and connect as it was
>
>> shown? Please read what it's written in the documentation -- that's why
>
>> I put references.
>
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