Re: ORACLE DBA, UNIX, AND ROO

In article <2d0hur$k73_at_bsdns.brooks.af.mil> eckhardg_at_brooks.af.mil writes:
>In article 97g_at_panix.com, hecker_at_panix.com (Jared Hecker) writes:
>>
>> RSHUNTER_at_>This is an informal survey. Of you who are ORACLE DBAs on UNIX-
>> RSHUNTER_at_>based Oracle versions, I'm curious as to how many have root/superuser
>> RSHUNTER_at_>privileges and how many do not. This is the first project where
>>
>I have found that I definately need root/system privledges when adminstering
>an Oracle database.

For what purpose?

I've been DBAing for nearly five years and other than the initial set up of an Oracle instance, I've had no need for root privileges. Not that I sure could use them on occasion (to get access to unused space on other disks for doing backups), but it hasn't been an absolute necessity. Yes, it can be inconvenient at times, but it's definitely not impossible to do my job.

What do you need root for when administering an Oracle database?

Just curious...

>There are some things that you simply cannot do without
>having root access.

Such as?

>On our sun boxes, I have root access to our database
>nodes, and on our VMS boxes I have almost full access, what I need to get my
>job done.

I'm perplexed. You still haven't provided any requirements.

No flame intended, just wondering if I'm missing out on anything I should know about.

Dale Cooper, DBA
Center for Seismic Studies
Arlington, VA Received on Tue Nov 30 1993 - 16:39:19 CET