>> the unix "administrator" girl I don't think 'girl' made any difference=20
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-- --Oorspronkelijk bericht-- -- Van: oracle-l-bounce@(protected) = [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] Namens Luis Fernando Cerri Verzonden: donderdag 16 juni 2005 21:17 Aan: Oracle-L@(protected) Onderwerp: RE: OT moment of doubt
I don't think giving another extension to dbf files would help.=20
An interesting story:
In my last job, the unix "administrator" girl noticed that one of the = file systems was 95% full. Searching for large files, she found a lot of 1GB = ones named standard01.dbf, standard02.dbf, etc, all owned by oracle. So, she = had the brilliant idea to (before asking anyone) compress all of them to = free the file system. Not happy enough, she called to blame me for keeping different copies of the same 1GB file not compressed... Less than 30 = seconds after HER calling, dozens of develovers calling to ask what was = happening to their (for lucky) development environment. =20 Have a nice day!
Luis
-- --Original Message-- -- From: oracle-l-bounce@(protected) = [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] On Behalf Of Stephane Faroult Sent: quarta-feira, 15 de junho de 2005 15:35 To: nigel.tufnel1@(protected) Cc: Oracle-L@(protected) Subject: Re: OT moment of doubt
Perhaps it would be safer to give another extension to database files on =
really important servers to avoid mistakes. Something like *.mpg for=20 instance.
SF
Joe wrote:
>What would you call that moment in time after you do "rm *.dbf" on all >your database files, where you suddenly panic about whther you're on >the right server or not? > >This happens to me all the time, even after checking, even after 17 >yrs of DBA-ing. Kinda like that feeling you get when your chair starts >to tip over backwards but you catch yourself. > >:P > >Joe >-- > =20 >
