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Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:53:15 -0700
From: Tim Gorman <tim@evdbt.com>
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Good point!  However, if the ASM file is in use by an instance, ASMCMD 
gives an error message, so even those who ignore subconsious reminders 
are protected from themselves.

On 1/28/2014 7:32 AM, Yong Huang wrote:
> In case nobody has mentioned. I haven't heard anybody using ASM 
> accidentally deleted a datafile, logfile, or control file, which 
> definitely occurs more often when you use a file system. The asmcmd 
> environment and the fact that a file's full path begins with + serve 
> as a reminder, possibly subconsciously, that the file is not to be 
> deleted lightly.
>
> Yong Huang


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Good point!&nbsp; However, if the ASM file
      is in use by an instance, ASMCMD gives an error message, so even
      those who ignore subconsious reminders are protected from
      themselves.<br>
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      On 1/28/2014 7:32 AM, Yong Huang wrote:<br>
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      <div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times
        new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">In case nobody
        has mentioned. I haven't heard anybody using ASM accidentally
        deleted a datafile, logfile, or control file, which definitely
        occurs more often when you use a file system. The asmcmd
        environment and the fact that a file's full path begins with +
        serve as a reminder, possibly subconsciously, that the file is
        not to be deleted lightly.<br>
        <br>
        Yong Huang<br>
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