--- Paul Drake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Jacques Kilchoer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > In what cases does the SERIAL# need to be used? > > orakill. > > sqlnet.expire_timeout did not work on NT for 8.1.7. > garbage middle-tier apps that don't close > connections > require the use of orakill. > > Pd
oops. orakill takes the ORACLE_SID and v$session.sid as arguments. alter system kill session takes the sid and serial number as arguments. I'd only use alter system to kill a session if I could not access the server console. Pd __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Paul Drake INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).