Re: command line vs grid control

On Jul 12, 7:34 pm, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
> joel garry wrote:
> > Thanks for clearing that up, it's been a while since I've looked at
> > it. Regardless, if you have a place with people that only know grid,
> > might they place too much trust in what Oracle tells them to do and
> > think things like "well, I wouldn't be a good DBA if I didn't apply
> > the latest security patch..."?
>
> There is probably far less danger giving them OEM Grid than giving
> them oracle (the UNIX user) and vi.

I have mixed feelings about this. The difference is any GUI has an additional level of abstraction. This allows much more powerful misunderstandings of how things work.

Wow, a nologging radio button...

>
> Essentially stupid people are dangerous and should be kept out of
> the data center. And then there are backups. <g> Because even the
> smartest people, after working 16 hours a day, make mistakes.

Only 16 hours? Luxury! :-)

jg

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