Niall,
I think you're right... and as my databases, even those with multiple
applications in them, rarely have more than 20 named users, that's
likely the reason I see no degradation, even on custom apps.
Nice to know it's not just me :)
Rachel
- Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> Hi Rachel
>
> My understanding of the negative aspects of public synonyms is that
> they
> kick in as the number of distinct Oracle Users you have increases. My
> *experience* is much the same as yours - namely I almost couldn't
> care,
> however this is predicated on applications tracking users and not
> using a
> different Oracle account for each user. (typically we have 1-2
> accounts per
> app). The archetype of application development on Oracle says that
> you have
> a different oracle account for each user (albeit probably OS
> authenticated).
> Mind you that same archetype says you can change the sql. I think
> that the
> drawbacks that steve has in mind don't apply to the majority of 3rd
> party
> apps.
>
> Niall
>
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