Re: why administrator refuse to give permission on PLUSTRACE

From: Galen Boyer <galen_boyer_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2007 12:01:01 -0600
Message-ID: <ulk95dci2.fsf@rcn.com>

On Tue, 06 Nov 2007, damorgan_at_psoug.org wrote:
> Galen Boyer wrote:

>> On Sun, 04 Nov 2007, damorgan_at_psoug.org wrote:
>>> Galen Boyer wrote:
>>>> The issue is that most DBAs aren't nearly as good as you or
>>>> Sybrand, or Lewis, or Noons, or ...  Most of us developers are not
>>>> privileged to work in an environment where the DBA is actually
>>>> highly qualified.
>>> Nor should you assume that all developers are as qualified as you
>>> are.  One does not define "best practice" situationally. You don't
>>> write a procedures manual that says ... "if the surgeon is good let
>>> him cut but if he's bad get out a letter opener and do it yourself."
>>> You get a good surgeon.
>> But, I don't hire the DBA's nor do I have the authority to.
>> So, then,
>> how is the problem to be figured out?

>
> Have you read nothing I've written?
>
> 1. Developers do not belong in production.
> 2. If the DBA can't do the DBA's job either train them or fire them.
>
> The problem is not yours to solve ... it is management's. If
> management can't manage then, again, either train 'em or dump 'em.
>
> Please let there be something other than mediocrity in the workplace.

Management wants the problem figured out and they don't have a DBA that can do it, but they do have very smart developers. They aren't going to care what Daniel Morgan says. They are going to get the developer whatever privileges he needs and the developer is going to then be on the production database.

You can rant about how it should be. I'm telling you how it is in many of the cases.

-- 
Galen Boyer

Received on Sat Nov 10 2007 - 12:01:01 CST