Re: Db Config. Assistant execution rights under NT

Fully agree - I was going to reply with 'more rubbish'

Brian Peasland wrote:

> > I'm talking about the SERVER here of course: they don't
> > want me to be administrator on the SERVER (but they gave
> > me local administrator privileges on my own PC). It's
> > because this box is also used as domain controller (and
> > as web server, and as legato backup etc etc.)...
>
> IMO, it's a road to ruin if an Oracle database is on an NT box with
> other production software not related to the Oracle application. There
> are just too many conflicts with administration of such a server. But I
> digress....
>
> One of the things that I did was to keep bugging my NT admins every time
> I needed admin rights. So every time I needed to install software, I
> made sure that an NT admin was there helping me. Every time I applied a
> patch, I made sure that an NT admin was there helping me. Every time I
> needed to run a utility, I made sure that an NT admin was there helping
> me. Pretty soon, the NT admin got sick of "helping" me. Next thing you
> know, I had domain admin rights.
>
> There are many DBAs who have domain admin rights on NT's and root
> privileges on Unix boxes. It just makes everyone's life easier.
>
> HTH,
> Brian
>
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> Brian Peasland
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> USGS EROS Data Center
> These opinions are my own and do not
> necessarily reflect the opinions of my
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Frank van Bortel