We had one dba who (by mistake) issued a 'chown -R oracle:dba' followed by 'chmod -R 750 *' from the '/' directory while logged in as root. Fortunately, it was a server with no production databases on it, just a couple of Development databases. She never new what a '#' prompt was. She is long gone but such memories linger for ever ;) It took a while for the SA's to let Oracle DBAs get root privileges after that episode.
And in my previous job, I had a junior DBA who tried to kill a background job (%1) with 'kill -9' as root. The problem was, he forgot to put in '%' before the '1' .... and then came to me stating that the Server does not respond anymore :( while I was talking to the Customer who had beaten him to place a trouble call about 'the database just hung-up'..... Is there a Darwin Award for the Living (DBA)? =;) - Kirti -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:25 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I try NOT to get root privs. I know just enough to really damage the server and OS, but not enough to do much that is useful --- "Koivu, Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heck I don't WANT root privs... I would rather have an experienced > SA to > help me with the OS. Working as a team with a skilled SA is much > more > preferable than doing it all yourself. Also, having someone else > there > when the sh*t has hit the fan to work through the problem with you > and > possibly provide another point of view is calming and helpful. > > Just my 2 cents > > Lisa Koivu > Oracle Database TANK > Fairfield Resorts, Inc. > 954-935-4117 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dave Morgan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:19 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: Favourite Urban Myth > > > > The DBA needs root privileges on the server> > > > > This is one of my interview questions. > > > > Dave > > > > -- > > Dave Morgan > > DBA, Cybersurf > > Office: 403 777 2000 ext 284 > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Dave Morgan > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Deshpande, Kirti 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).
