Listener problem in Oracle 8.1.5 for RH 6.2

2002-05-09 Thread Nandu Garg
Hi All I have problem related to listener. On my machine I have Oracle 8.1.5 on RH 6.2. When I issued the command $ lsnrctl I got the following error message lsnrctl: error in loading shared libraries: libskgxp8.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory I have downloaded t

Unix Boot Prob

2002-05-09 Thread chinna.kunta
HI List I've small problem in booting the server...it's Unixware 7, Release 7.1.1..the error while booting is "FATAL BOOT ERROR: Can't load stage3" so pls can u suggest what could be the problem??.. Regards Chinna -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: chi

Urgent !! Partner version vs Production version

2002-05-09 Thread Sinardy Xing
Hi all, For Oracle 8.1.6.0.0 for SPARC Is there any CD so call Partner CD distributed to customer, that only allow limited number of concurrent Process (in my case 160). And if there is how can I know installed DB is Partner version. Thank you -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://w

Re: Unix questions - Please advice

2002-05-09 Thread Steven Lembark
-- Tim Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > find -name "MATERIAL.*" -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \; Main problem with this is forkatosis if there are too many files. Using xargs breaks the rm's up into fewer proc's and tends to run faster since the rm command can access top-level dir's a single time for

RE: formatting 10046 (level 12) trace file

2002-05-09 Thread Cary Millsap
There's nothing secret about the meaning and format of Oracle 10046 trace data. See MetaLink document 39817.1 for one example of a publicly available, detailed description. We wrote the Hotsos Profiler trace file parser in Perl in about 4 hours. We hand out much of the Perl to do this in our pape

RE: Excel to Oracle

2002-05-09 Thread Brian_P_MacLean
You can create an access db that acts as a passthrough from excel to oracle, access uses the odbc driver and excel is using the ole method (or something like that). Works well once you get it going.

Re: Unix questions - Please advice

2002-05-09 Thread Tim Gorman
find -name "MATERIAL.*" -mtime +30 -exec rm -f {} \; - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 6:43 PM > Hello! > > In my unix system (hp ux 10.20) I have one particular > file will be generated from some applicat

Re: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
I think the interesting thing is, why did it look at an index not in select/where/sort operations at all?Best idea I have heard so far is that somehow it thinks that gathering the rowids from the index and doing a table lookup is better than a fts. LElking floated the idea that it might have to do

Re: script to show heirarchical list of object dependencies for a given

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
Aw, DANG, I knew I was gonna get that one. Same story, give someone a script named after an adult incontenence device, get ready for the teasing! Don't even ask for the viagra script. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > create table depends as select * from > > sys.dba_dependencies; > > Depends?

Re: Unix questions - Please advice

2002-05-09 Thread lembark
> In my unix system (hp ux 10.20) I have one particular > file will be generated from some applications every > day. > > File name "MATERIAL.20020508225043" > > I usually deleted one month old files with *200203*> command ( I need to keep last month files 04 > and delete all older than that).

Re: Server upgrade NT4 -> W2K Oracle implications

2002-05-09 Thread Jared . Still
Sounds good in theory. What if the upgrade destroys some DLL in the SYSTEM32 directory that Oracle is dependent on? There may be none Oracle registry entries set such as: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WaitToKillServiceTimeout This is sometimes set to a much higher than default value t

Re: script to show heirarchical list of object dependencies for a given

2002-05-09 Thread Jared . Still
> create table depends as select * from > sys.dba_dependencies; Depends? Like the adult diaper? Doing a little CYA? Jared Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/09/2002 04:03 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMA

Unix questions - Please advice

2002-05-09 Thread Steve Johnson
Hello! In my unix system (hp ux 10.20) I have one particular file will be generated from some applications every day. File name "MATERIAL.20020508225043" I usually deleted one month old files with command ( I need to keep last month files 04 and delete all older than that). Can any one please

Re: I need to change the instance name (to Dennis)

2002-05-09 Thread Eriovaldo Andrietta
Yechiel : I will take a look at options. Well, for use replication i need to set some parameters, right? So, I didn't do it. It means that i don't use replication. but i will check others otpions. Thanks Regards Eriovaldo - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-

Re: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Jonathan Lewis
I believe that Waleed's response is essentially correct. The numbers still don't make sense, but ... a) 250,000 blocks with the mbrc = 64. The t/s cost (according to my observations on 9.0.1 and 8.1.7) should be based on an adjusted mbrc of 15.5 250,000 / 15.5 = 16,000 b)

RE: formating 10046 (level 12) trace file

2002-05-09 Thread Khedr, Waleed
That's nice to know Oracle 9i has this feature now. Regards, Waleed -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 7:13 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Henry, Thanks for the script..tkprof in 9i has some enhanced functionality which includes th

RE: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Larry Elkins
Jonathan, And here is some more info in addition to what Jack said. This was discussed a while back but don't remember if you were involved. I know Waleed was. Anyway, here are some parts from the 10053 trace files: OPTIMIZER_INDEX_COST_ADJ = 1 <<>> Access path: tsc Resc: 9696 Resp: 9696

RE: WAITS

2002-05-09 Thread MacGregor, Ian A.
In general There are two problems in using the "top five waits" out of statspack: it reports idle waits; no matter how well-tuned your database there will always be a top five. The numbers presented show total time-waited in csecs for the time period. As Jared said we don't know the time per

Re: Good DBA vs. Bad DBA

2002-05-09 Thread Don Granaman
"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." - Hanlon's razor I've also seen variations that used "incompetence" or the more benign "ignorance" instead of "stupidity". I agree. Effective conspiracy would require efficient planning and execution. Most of wh

RE: formating 10046 (level 12) trace file

2002-05-09 Thread Mohammed . Ahsanuddin
Henry, Thanks for the script..tkprof in 9i has some enhanced functionality which includes the wait events from the trace file..which is very similar to what your script does in addition to regular tkprof statistics.. I have installed and used 9i tkprof with 8i generated trace file. Works fine.

RE: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Khedr, Waleed
Undocumented behavior: setting optimizer_index_cost_adj = 1 is simply begging the optimizer to use any index, just kidding :} I think it's simply b/c the total cost which is = cost of sequential read * number of reported rows in the index (adjusted by optimizer_index_cost_adj) is the lowest calcu

cannot dsiplay bfile data-URGENT

2002-05-09 Thread Ravindra
  I am not able to display the bmp stored in the BFILE.I followed the following steps.I have been following the NOTE from metalink and the oracle app dev guide.   CREATE TABLE empbfiles (id NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, empname VARCHAR2(20),   photo BFILE);   /   CREATE OR R

Re: Good DBA vs. Bad DBA

2002-05-09 Thread Don Granaman
Outstanding response! Don Granaman [certified skeptic] - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:13 AM > no - DBAs would be skeptical of conspiracy theories. > > -Original Message- > Sent: Thursday, May

Re: Improving Oracle Performance

2002-05-09 Thread Greg Moore
Sankar, For starters, SQL> set autotrace trace explain Now run your SQL and you'll get an explain plan. Send another email to the list showing both: the SQL statement, and the explain plan. These may reveal your problem quickly. - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of lis

RE: Transactions per second

2002-05-09 Thread MacGregor, Ian A.
Your environment is much  different from our test which was one-tier, but did use Oracle 9i.  We had no indexes on the partition  in which the insert was taking place. We did no special tuning other than to balance the I/O load.  We employed Veritas and its direct IO capability.  That's dir

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Shaibal Talukder
Babu, execute dbms_utility.analyze_schema('system','delete') this would do. -Shaibal >From: Janardhana Babu Donga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem >Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 11:41:16 -0

Server upgrade NT4 -> W2K Oracle implications

2002-05-09 Thread O'Neill, Sean
We have an 8.1.7 SE database on a server which is currently NT4 SP6. The System Admin group wish to upgrade the server to W2K and propose doing so by recreating the C: partitition. Our Oracle software resides on E: (same physical disk) and database files on other disks/partitions. Are there any

script to show heirarchical list of object dependencies for a given object

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
Greetings listers, Ever worry about wrinkles, loss of hair, and bad breath? Well, the following script can't help you with THAT, but it CAN show you a heirarchical list of objects that depend upon the given object! Just pass in &1=owner and &2=object name, and viola! No more changing objects wi

Re: Good HR vs. Bad HR...

2002-05-09 Thread Don Granaman
I think enough has been said already - I didn't intend to name the company at all. Actually, I don't think that I said that all the managers were incompetent. (A select few in the wrong places perhaps.) Since the cat is out of the bag though, I will try to end this here and now. I had a numb

Re: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Suzy Vordos
I take it back... the query was correct as originally written. Just tried similar queries on my database and the FBI was used for: upper(ename)=upper('abc98') upper(ename)='ABC98' It's been a LONG week... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > and stats have to have been collected on the index

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Post, Ethan
My site has some stuff up at http://www.freetechnicaltraining.com/Oracle/Free_OCP/Architecture_and_Admini stration/ I have not had time to work on this stuff so the site will be coming down in a few weeks. Creating training with audio and stuff is pretty easy just very time consuming. Use produ

Re: OT - Teradata

2002-05-09 Thread Tim Gorman
Have they included a DECODE function yet? - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:51 AM > Exactly. ;) > > Jared > > > > > > > Anjo Kolk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 05/09/2002 10:03 AM > P

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Steven Joshua
SAME MESSAGE --- "Browett, Darren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are not using the full url, check the next line > for the rest of the url > > 01_files/v3_document.htm > > you need les01_files/v3_document.htm > > -Original Message- > Sent: May 9, 2002 12:00 PM > To: Multiple recipie

RE: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Rachel_Carmichael
and stats have to have been collected on the index and base table as well just checked the 9i docs... I was wrong you do need the upper on the column, my bad.. but you need the stats, the compatibility set (as Beth says) |+--> ||

Re: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Suzy Vordos
I think the point Rachel made is the query should instead be: where ename=upper('abc98'); Harvinder Singh wrote: > > that's why we are using function based indexes... > > -Original Message- > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:49 PM > To: Multiple recipie

RE: Installing oracle 9.0.1 on Sparc

2002-05-09 Thread David Wagoner
Natalia, follow the 9i Installation Guide very carefully, especially the parts about setting up the DBA user and group accounts, permissions, etc. Also, on UNIX you have to set the kernel parameters in /etc/system, among other things. All of this is in the Installation Guide. HTH, david Davi

RE: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Gogala, Mladen
I respectfully disagree. In order to use a function based index you do need the upper. If optimizer doesn't pick it up straigt away, he should give a hand with a hint (/*+ INDEX(alias,index) */) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday,

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem .... Solved

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
Thanks for all those who helped me in fixing the problem. I deleted the SYS schema statistics using dbms_stats.delete_schema_stats('SYS') and I need to restart the database. Iam changing my analyze script from database analyze to schema analyze. Thanks, --Babu -Original Message- Sent:

RE: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Jesse, Rich
I thought that's what told the optimizer to use the FBI? Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Rajesh . Rao
Do you have a lot of locally managed tablespaces? Doing a read from dba_extents can cause quite an I/O with locally managed tablespaces. My 2 cents. Raj

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
Babu, Your query is using cost algorithms to access the data dictionary, and that is why it is so slow. The RULE hint makes it use rule-based optimization, which is the way that the data dictionary is supposed to be accessed. If you remove all stats from the data dictionary, your query should be

RE: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Seefelt, Beth
Another requirement is that your compatibility init.ora parameter must be set to 8.1.7 or higher, I believe, but check the doco. If that doesn't fix it, then trying using a hint to force the use of that index. If it doesn't work with the hint, then you know you have an environment problem that

RE: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Harvinder Singh
that's why we are using function based indexes... -Original Message- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 4:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L you don't need the upper(ename) in your where clause... that forces oracle to NOT use an index |---

Re: Working with Oracle Designer

2002-05-09 Thread paquette stephane
I've found out how to generate without the storage clause. --- paquette stephane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > I've been looking for that in Designer , where it is > ? > I've used a lot Power*AMC in the past and it has > that > feature . > > We're using Oracle Designer 6.5.52.1.0 > > TIA >

Re: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Suzy Vordos
Try this: dbms_stats.delete_database_stats(); Janardhana Babu Donga wrote: > > I have deleted the statistics from 'SYS' and SYSTEM' as suggested by Suzy > and made sure that they were gone by issuing the query: > > select table_name,owner > from dba_tables > where owner in ('SYS','SYSTEM')

Re: WindowsXP and JInitiator

2002-05-09 Thread Ron Thomas
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Re: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
Hi Johnathan, here is the skinny: db_file_multiblock_read_count = 64 number of rows=15m blocks=251071 empty_blocks=0 db_block_size=16384 total plan cost=4924 tablescan cost = 4924 Jack --- Jonathan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There seems to be a perfectly good theoretical > reason

Re: WindowsXP and JInitiator

2002-05-09 Thread Joe LaCascio
I'm running 1.1.8.14 on XP Pro to run Developer 6 forms via the web. Joe Joe LaCascio Oracle DBA, Unix Administrator Wheaton College, MA 508.286.3405 On Thu, 9 May 2002, Boivin, Patrice J wrote: > I tried to see whether JInitiator would be certified for XP, the only item I > found on MetaLink

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Jesse, Rich
God Bless google.com and the American higher educational system! http://www.sdsc.edu/~oracle/training/intro/syllabus.html This one, you'll have to do the HTML conversion yourself, though... Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Te

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Sherman, Edward
Looks like she took away the permissions. I never took a class here. I stumbled on the site several months ago using the Google search engine with the search string "Using Oracle Blocks Efficiently". Back then that site was the first one returned by Google. Sorry the links were so short lived

Re: optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Rachel_Carmichael
you don't need the upper(ename) in your where clause... that forces oracle to NOT use an index |+-> || | || | || Harvinder.Singh@met| || ratech.com

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
I have deleted the statistics from 'SYS' and SYSTEM' as suggested by Suzy and made sure that they were gone by issuing the query: select table_name,owner from dba_tables where owner in ('SYS','SYSTEM') and last_analyzed is not null; It returned no rows this time. But why is my query: select co

WindowsXP and JInitiator

2002-05-09 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
I tried to see whether JInitiator would be certified for XP, the only item I found on MetaLink stated that Jinitiator was still at version 1.1.8.14, no news re. XP yet. JInitiator doesn't appear in the Certification matrix. Am going to check the technet software download site, maybe they have a

Re: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Rachel_Carmichael
I knew someone on the list would have it :) thanks Suzy. actually, I'd do dbms_stats.delete_schema_stats('SYS') this time through to fix the problem and then change the dbms_stats command to dbms_stats.gather_schema_stats instead of database |+---> ||

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Rachel_Carmichael
analyzing SYSTEM is not the same as analyzing SYS, which is what you have done by using gather_database_stats run dbms_stats.delete_schema_stats('SYS') to remove the statistics then either always run the delete after the gather_database_stats or switch to gather_schema_stats |+

Re: Raw device backup script

2002-05-09 Thread Steven Lembark
> but I need a script that backups over 20 raw devices > datafiles to a TAPE without using a FS to store these > datafiles first. To a single tape or multiple ones? If it's a single tape then you are in for a real fun time trying to restore the stuff... This is skeletal but should give you a re

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
It is waiting on the event: db file scattered read Thanks, --Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:41 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Babu, While you're waiting, run this query to see what you're waiting on. Jared select s.username username, e.even

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
I have just now deleted the 'SYS' schema statistics and executed select count(*) from dba_extents, and there is no improvement. It is still sitting there. Thanks, --Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:45 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L dbms_stats.gather

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread johanna . doran
This was not always the case. We must have flooded the server and they shut off public access. There are other sites that have the slides. The slides are actually provided BY Oracle as part of some educational deal (ie. pre-marketing campaign!). But I have found these on the net in the past.

Re: Cloning Question

2002-05-09 Thread Scott Canaan
I'm sorry, and I should know better. We are on 8.1.7.0.0 on Sun Solaris 2.6. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In some versions of Oracle, you need a SECOND rollback segment created in the > SYSTEM tablespace in order to create another tablespace. It can't hurt to add > it (you can drop it immediatel

Re: Clone Database

2002-05-09 Thread Bill Gentry
Ken, The opening was stated incorrectly.  HR doesn't know the difference between a DBA & a DA.  We are looking for someone to do logical design & data modeling, not to administrator a database.  The platform is Oracle.   Bill GentryDBAAllina Health SystemMinneapolis, MN 55403612-775-1190[EMA

optimizer not using function based indexes

2002-05-09 Thread Harvinder Singh
Hi, We are trying to use function based indexes in our application but it looks like optimizer is not using them. So we created a sample table emp with 3 columns empno,ename,sal and populate this table with 10 rows and created function based index on upper(ename). we try to run simple query

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
It is waiting on the event: db file scattered read. Thanks, --Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Janardhana Babu Donga Babu, While you're waiting, run this query to see what you're waiting on. Jared select s.username username,

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
Yes, I ran the query from the SYS schema and it returned the same number:4855, the same as count(*) from dba_extents. -- Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L or more accurately - select count(*) from sys.uet$;

I have a black hole in my database

2002-05-09 Thread Alec Macdonell
Oracle Version 8.1.7.3 64-bit OS Solaris 8 10/1 Server platform Sunfire 38000 Client Platform WIN2k I have somehow created a black hole in my database. While installing designer 6i my process freezes while creating the RM_ELEMENTS view. I do not have any errors in my alert logs. If I create a new

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Jared . Still
Babu, While you're waiting, run this query to see what you're waiting on. Jared select s.username username, e.event event, s.sid, e.p1text, e.p1, e.p2text, e.p2, e.wait_time, e.seconds_in_wait, e.state from v$session s, v$session_wait e where s.username is not null

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
Babu, issue this in your sqlplus session: show parameter optim and then this: alter session set optimizer_mode=choose; and then this: select /*+ RULE */ count(1) from dba_extents; and then this: select count(1) from dba_extents; and let us know what happens. Rachel: we were running all

Re: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Suzy Vordos
dbms_stats.gather_database_stats has a bug, it analyzes SYS objects. >From Metalink: Bug:1422285 is a severity 3 bug that was logged for the dbms_stats.gather_database_stats collecting statistics on the data dictionary objects (FET$ was the example). This bug is fixed in 9i. A workaround is to

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
Jack, Output from show parameter optim: Optimizer_cache_optimal_size 102400 optimizer_features_enable 8.1.7 optimizer_index_caching 0 optimizer_index_cost_adj 100 optimizer_max_permutations8 optimizer_modechoose optimizer_percent_parallel0 Immediate r

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
It responded with 197 tables. Is it not the correct way to analyze? dbms_stats.gather_database_stats(); I have recently been using the above statement to analyze the database. Thanks, --Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:24 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OR

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
I thought using DBMS_STATS is much more efficient than the old method. I have recently read an article about it in Oracle magazine, Jan/Feb 2002 Page 32, then I changed the analyze script. I would appreciate if anyone sends me a script to delete the SYS/SYSTEM statistics. Thanks, -- Babu -

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
It returned 4855. The response is immediate. Count(*) from dba_extents also returned 4855 but took nearly 30 minutes. Thanks, -- Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:14 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L what does select count(*) from uet$ return

Asinine security workarounds in Oracle, Part XXXXIII

2002-05-09 Thread Jesse, Rich
So, a developer asks me "Why can't I grant user CHARLIE access to my view in schema ALPHA?" I look in our 8.1.7.2 DB and see this setup: Schema ALPHA: -- Simple table. CREATE TABLE my_table (col1 VARCHAR2(10),

Re: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Jonathan Lewis
There seems to be a perfectly good theoretical reason for this. But it would be interesting to know: Number of blocks below HWM Setting for db_file_multiblock_read_count Maximum usable value for db_file_mbrc The cost given by Explain Plan for the tablescan before I confuse the is

Re: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Jan Pruner
Me too. JP On Thu 9. May 2002 20:59, you wrote: > Any one got this message? > > Forbidden > You don't have permission to access > /~melody/courses/Spring2002Backup/BackupPPTS/les on > this server. > > --- "Sherman, Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's the slides! > > > > > > SQL/PL-SQL

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
I used to run the following analyze every week: dbms_utility.analyze_schema(...) statement which included SYSTEM schema, Two weeks back it was changed to dbms_stats.gather_database_stats(); Is there anyway to de-analyze SYSTEM schema? Thanks, -- Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Browett, Darren
You are not using the full url, check the next line for the rest of the url 01_files/v3_document.htm you need les01_files/v3_document.htm -Original Message- Sent: May 9, 2002 12:00 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Any one got this message? Forbidden You don't have permissi

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Ron Rogers
Yep. I believe you have to be a registered member of the class to see the class material. Ron ROR mª¿ªm >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/09/02 02:59PM >>> Any one got this message? Forbidden You don't have permission to access /~melody/courses/Spring2002Backup/BackupPPTS/les on this server. --- "She

Re: Raw device backup script

2002-05-09 Thread Pablo Rodriguez
Thank you Connor, but I need a script that backups over 20 raw devices datafiles to a TAPE without using a FS to store these datafiles first. TIA ___ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger Comunicación instantánea gratis con tu gente. http:/

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Miller, Jay
Is it possible that some of the system owned tables were accidently analyzed? You might try running: select table_name from dba_tables where owner='SYS' and last_analyzed is not null; -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 1:59 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Dear

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
I got the response from the count(*) query. It has returned 4855 and took nearly 30 minutes to respond. Thanks, -- Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:54 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Babu, What does this query return? select count(*) from dba_ext

Re:RE: RE: Good DBA vs. Bad DBA

2002-05-09 Thread dgoulet
True enough. Allow me to say that since I've got all of the drives mirrored, I'm fairly immune to a single drive failure. BTW: There was one stock broker in the World Trade Center that I've heard of who was impacted by the previous years bombing & subsequent database crash. So they put one of t

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Seefelt, Beth
or more accurately - select count(*) from sys.uet$; -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:03 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' what does select count(*) from uet$ return? -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:54 PM To: Multiple recipients

RE: RE: Good DBA vs. Bad DBA

2002-05-09 Thread Boivin, Patrice J
Or flying an F-16 in Afghanistan at night... Regards, Patrice Boivin Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Jerry, Aw, come on! Try handling a radar radome

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Seefelt, Beth
what does select count(*) from uet$ return? -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:54 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Dennis, It is happenning for any table in the database. I have just created a new table: create table x1 (col1 number) tablespace dat

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Jesse, Rich
Aw. Looks like it got shutdown? :( And the URL you stated was the truncated version, but even the full URL gets this message. They probably weren't prepared for the grunt of the list hitting 'em... Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Seefelt, Beth
Yes, that's bad. You have analyzed the data dictionary tables. You need to delete the statistics for them. -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:04 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I have recently changed the analyze script. Earliar it was dbms_utility.analyze_

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Morton, Ronald D
Yes, I got that one too. I suspect that the current courses are locked to all but current students? Ron > -Original Message- > From: Steven Joshua [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 3:00 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: RE: Oracle Pres

RE: Good DBA vs. Bad DBA

2002-05-09 Thread Speaks, Chuck W.
sh... _They'll_ hear you. -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 2:49 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nope. We _know_ the conspiracies are real... and so are the black helicopters. -- -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORAC

Installing oracle 9.0.1 on Sparc

2002-05-09 Thread Natalia Laracca
Hi, I am installing oracle 9.0.1 on Sun Sparc Solaris 5.6, I have the next error: make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `ntcontab.o' /usr/ccs/bin/make -f ins_net_client.mk nnfgt.o ORACLE_HOME =/u02/app/oracle/prod uct/9.0.1 (if [ -d /u02/app/oracle/product/9.0.1/lib32 ] ; then \ /usr/cc

Re: WAITS

2002-05-09 Thread Anjo Kolk
Well why do you want to do something ? To look busy ? Or are there complaints about response times or throughput problems ? Anjo. Seema Singh wrote: > Hi > I checked wait in my database and found the following are top 5 waits. > Event Waits > singl

RE: Async I/O question

2002-05-09 Thread Diego Cutrone
Thanks Anjo/John: Anjo, I agree, Unknown297 might be a post/wait call asking for KAIO.         John, you have to configure AIO servers separately using SMIT AIO. (And possiblly    bounce the server?)...If you are going to use Threaded Async I/O with FS , If you want to use 

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
Jared, It is taking 30 to 40 minutes to respond. I just issued again and is sitting there. Iam sure it would respond after 30 minutes as happenned many times. Thanks, -- Janardhana Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
I have recently changed the analyze script. Earliar it was dbms_utility.analyze_schema(...) statement, It is now changed to dbms_stats.gather_database_stats(); Is this a problem? The response time for select count(*) from dba_extents is also 30 minutes. It is not specific to any table. Thanks,

Re: Working with Oracle Designer

2002-05-09 Thread paquette stephane
I've been looking for that in Designer , where it is ? I've used a lot Power*AMC in the past and it has that feature . We're using Oracle Designer 6.5.52.1.0 TIA --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : > > Stephane, > > We have the same objects, etc. in both dev and prod. > > We only have a single d

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
Dennis, It is happenning for any table in the database. I have just created a new table: create table x1 (col1 number) tablespace data_ts, inserted one row and run: select * from dba_extents where segment_name = 'X1'; It is still sitting there. The response to any other dictionary view is sponta

RE: DBA_EXTENTS problem

2002-05-09 Thread Janardhana Babu Donga
Jared, It is taking 30 to 40 minutes to respond. I just issued again and is sitting there. Iam sure it would respond after 30 minutes as happenned many times. I would E-Mail after getting the response. Thanks, -- Janardhana Babu -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:54 AM

RE: Oracle Presentation for Beginners!

2002-05-09 Thread Steven Joshua
Any one got this message? Forbidden You don't have permission to access /~melody/courses/Spring2002Backup/BackupPPTS/les on this server. --- "Sherman, Edward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Here's the slides! > > > SQL/PL-SQL > http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~melody/courses/Spg2001Oracl

Re: How to backup a data warehouse?

2002-05-09 Thread paquette stephane
Hi, If my memory is good, it was in 1998-99 with Oracle 8, we were using stored proc with dynamic pl/sql. I do not recall that it was taking long. Everything was done with dynamic pl/sql : tablespace creation, partition creation,... Our partitions were not big, between 200M and 800M. Stéphane

Re: formating 10046 (level 12) trace file

2002-05-09 Thread Henry Poras
I did write an awk script to summarize the wait events in a 10046 trace file. It lists the SQL, and sums the count and time of the waits for the SQL. Henry # Script for analyzing Oracle Trace files with WAIT statistics # Usage: wait_scan.awk # Written:Henry Poras # 5/16

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