Right, or that is how it *should* be anyway :)
Take a look at the following:
SQL> create user test identified by test default tablespace users quota
unlimited on users;
User created.
SQL> grant connect to test;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> desc V$Instance
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------- -------- -------------------
INSTANCE_NUMBER NUMBER
INSTANCE_NAME VARCHAR2(16)
HOST_NAME VARCHAR2(64)
VERSION VARCHAR2(17)
STARTUP_TIME DATE
STATUS VARCHAR2(7)
PARALLEL VARCHAR2(3)
THREAD# NUMBER
ARCHIVER VARCHAR2(7)
LOG_SWITCH_WAIT VARCHAR2(11)
LOGINS VARCHAR2(10)
SHUTDOWN_PENDING VARCHAR2(3)
DATABASE_STATUS VARCHAR2(17)
INSTANCE_ROLE VARCHAR2(18)
SQL> select instance_name from v$instance;
INSTANCE_NAME
----------------
sales
SQL> connect test/test@sales
Connected.
SQL> select instance_name from v$instance;
select instance_name from v$instance
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
SQL> connect sys/sys@sales
Connected.
SQL> create view instance as select instance_name from v$instance;
View created.
SQL> create public synonym instance for sys.instance;
Synonym created.
SQL> connect test/test@sales;
Connected.
SQL> select * from instance;
INSTANCE_NAME
----------------
sales
This is just one work around that I can think of now, not sure of any others
that there may be though..
HTH
Mark
-----Original Message-----
Kumar Muthu Kumaran
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 13:50
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i cann't access V$ views as an ordinary user, rt?....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cale, Rick T (Richard) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Subject: RE: How to find the current instance name?
>
> You probably want to do the following. v$database.name is the database
> name
> not the instance name. Although
> most name the same but not required.
>
> SELECT instance FROM v$thread;
>
> Rick
>
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>
> List,
>
> How to find the current instance name for the session?.
>
> From svrmgrl, i can using "SELECT name FROM v$database".
>
> What is the equivalant from the ordinary user?
>
> Regards
> Nirmal.
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