Re: How to break a database

From: <Harry_Boswell_at_deq.state.ms.us>
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 09:38:35 -0500
Message-ID: <896uj0tm0l3so63mpgg1js3l0b8s3l4bvr@4ax.com>

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:46:48 -0700, Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:

>Harry_Boswell_at_deq.state.ms.us wrote:
>
>> Actually, What I want to do is test my backup and recovery procedures.
>> So I'm wanting to come up with ways to break the database. There are
>> obvious ways - delete a control file or redo log file, or just
>> accidentally change some data. But are there other potential mishaps
>> I could cause to occur to test the plans?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Harry Boswell
>
>Drop a data file or temp file.
>
>Take a byte editor and make random changes inside the system
>tablespace's datafile.
>
>Manually edit the spfile or a control file.

Thanks to all who responded. My newsgroup access is sporadic, due to some sort of configuration problem somewhere upstream, so I haven't been able to respond until today.

Harry Received on Wed Sep 08 2004 - 09:38:35 CDT