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From: Uge@VaxMan.prestel.co.uk
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Subject: Re: shared tnsnames
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 19:17:52 GMT
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Jim Poe <jpoe@fulcrumit.com> wrote:

> Can I set up a single shared tnsnames file for all clients and how would
> I do it?
> 
> --
> Jim Poe
> <jpoe@fulcrumit.com>
> Fulcrum InteTech, Inc.
> 
> 
The answer is probably yes depending on which platform you are on.
If you want an Oracle solution, check out the Oracle Names product.
Otherwise you may be able to set a pointer to a single file/directory
at OS level or at Network level if you are on a LAN.

Eugene (Oracle Certified DBA Looking for a job with NT or VMS).