I had one major 'onosecond' many years when I had to move a database off of VMS and it was the last, only VMS server in the company. I had an export stored on every server I had access to, and had to clear the entire server, install the new os, install Oracle, recreate the database and hope to god the database imported and checked out ok. (it was) Killing that file system was the scariest thing I ever did; I don't think I breathed the whole time ...
And yes, I still double/triple check and hold my breath using rm ...
Robyn
On 6/15/05, William B Ferguson <wbfergus@(protected)> wrote: > > Not quite sure what it's called, but I've done it myself. > > I remember when I first started out with Oracle I was transitioning from > dBase II and III programming. I did a directory listing on the Prime > computer, and saw all these .dbf files. I said to myself, "What the heck > are all these dBase files doing out here!", and promptly deleted them all! > > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- > Bill Ferguson > U.S. Geological Survey - Minerals Information Team > PO Box 25046, MS-750 > Denver, Colorado 80225 > Voice (303)236-8747 ext. 321 Fax (303)236-4208 > > > > > > > -- --Original Message-- -- > > From: oracle-l-bounce@(protected) > > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] On Behalf Of > > nigel.tufnel1@(protected) > > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 12:21 PM > > To: Oracle-L@(protected) > > Subject: OT moment of doubt > > > > 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 > > -- > > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >
