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Re: Connection to Oracle Database Problems

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:30:18 -0800
Message-ID: <1133555403.396140@jetspin.drizzle.com>


Joel Garry wrote:

>>But I do wonder about the advisability of giving access to your
>>Oracle database to people unskilled enough that they can't cobble
>>together a connection.

>
>
> I think that is an unfair statement. Knowledge of Oracle net config is
> quite specialized and has no bearing on any of the tools or aptitudes
> of the users, whereever they may be. A database that no one can
> connect to is pretty useless.
>
> Boris, start here: http://www.dbaoracle.net/readme-cdos.htm.
>
> jg
> --
> @home.com is bogus.
> http://www.post-literate.com/gerpunx/archives/hasselhoffian-recursion.gif

I was being generous. To be honest I couldn't figure out how they got an Oracle database up and running without anyone on staff that could do it. The combination seems deadly.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Fri Dec 02 2005 - 14:30:18 CST

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