RE: OT moment of doubt

I had that yesterday. We're runnin gon a system with, like, *No* diskspace, and so I monitor log file directory like a vulture waiting for the body to stop twitching... Well, no, I have to wait a week, but you get the picture... But with me it's a find . -mtime +7 -exec rm {} \; omg, am I in the right directory?; am I on the right machine?; are there any subdirectories?

I call that "why don't I just take up Zen?" moment.

But, remember the old saying "life as a DBA is 98% boredom interspersed with 2% sheer panic", well, that moment is just part of the 2% of your job that is worthwhile. =20

HTH,
Bambi.
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Joe Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:21 PM
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Subject: OT moment of doubt

What would you call that moment in time after you do "rm *.dbf" on all your database files, where you suddenly panic about whther you're on the right server or not?

This happens to me all the time, even after checking, even after 17 yrs of DBA-ing. Kinda like that feeling you get when your chair starts to tip over backwards but you catch yourself.

:P

Joe
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