Re: DBMS_REPAIR, 8.1.7

Howard,

Can you pl tell me how to use dd utility to corrupt a block?

Btw, there is Windows version of unix dd utility at http://unxutils.sourceforge.net.

Santhosh.

Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:<1069636379.73564_at_yasure>...
> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>
> > "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> > news:1069624450.113047_at_yasure...
> >
> >>><all snipped>
> >>
> >>A quick, related, question. Does anyone have any ideas on how to go
> >>about intentionally creating a problem that DBMS_REPAIR could both
> >>detect and fix?
> >>
> >>I know how to break things. Any byte editor will do that. I am talking
> >>about a controlled error for demonstrating DBMS_REPAIR.
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>--
> >
> >
> >
> > Are we talking about Linux or Windows or something else?
> >
> > On a Unix-like platform, a quick dd will introduce block corruption rather
> > nicely.
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
>
> For the classroom W2K (should have said so). But will the dd's error be
> correctable? Always?
>
> Thanks.
Received on Mon Nov 24 2003 - 06:21:44 CST