Funny, I have 35 sites working with global_names=FALSE doing snapshot replication (7.3.4 and 8.1.7 sites), without specifying the domain name at link creation time. Are you refering to advanced replication/multi-master replication only?
Scott Shafer San Antonio, TX 210-581-6217 "Common sense will not accomplish great things. Simply become insane and desperate." > -----Original Message----- > From: Suzy Vordos [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 9:59 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Re: DB Link Problem > > > If using Replication, init.ora must have global_names=TRUE. So in that > case you'd either want to execute 'alter session set global_names=FALSE' > at connect time, or create the database link as 'create database link > maxtest.tfmc.co.za ...'. > > > Rodd Holman wrote: > > > > In your init<SID>.ora file add the following: > > > > global_names = FALSE > > > > Then it won't care. All it will want at that point is to have a > > correct and working tnsnames.ora entry in the USING clause of the > > dblink create statement. > > > > Rodd > > > > On Thu, 2002-03-14 at 07:03, Denham Eva wrote: > > > > Hello List, > > > > Have a problem, > > Oracle 817 > > Win3K sp6 > > Trying to create a DB link between the production and the > > test dbs. > > > > The db_link creates fine ( so it appears). > > However when you try to run a script to reference the other, > > I get > > > > select count(*) from workorder@maxie > > * > > ERROR at line 1: > > ORA-02085: database link MAXIE connects to > > MAXTEST.TFMC.CO.ZA > > > > I checked out the manual, but it seems as thou I have > > created the link > > correctly. > > I also checked out metalink, which suggested changing the > > global_name with > > ALTER DATABASE RENAME global_name TO MAXTEST > > But this causes the following error: > > ORA-02019: connection description for remote database not > > found. > > > > Has anyone got any ideas? Is this a bug? > > > > TIA > > Denham > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content > > and cleared by MailMarshal - For more information please > > visit www.marshalsoftware.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Suzy Vordos > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
