>> I've learned that my first, panicked reaction is almost invariably, if >> wrong, certainly not the best way to fix something. Taking time to >> NK instead of jumping in and mucking about is usually best.
Fight or flight reaction, wonderful physiological human quality. Regardless of the experience, the smartest of DBA's can be turned into human drivel at first in a high stress environment. Interviews can be hell, particularly when you have a wife and kids and no job, worse yet when English is not your first (or second) language of choice. I try to put them at ease, and take our time in interviews. RF Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP Oracle Database Architect CSX Midtier Database Administration Author Oracle9i RMAN Backup and Recovery (Oracle Press - Oct 2002) Oracle9i New Features�(Oracle Press) Mastering Oracle8i� (Sybex) Clark Griswold: Eddie,�has anyone�ever told you that you're bad luck? Cousin Eddie: Those were my mother's dying words. But I guess if your body's covered in third degree burns, and your foot's caught in a bear trap, you tend to start talkin' crazy. -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L OH MY GOD, someone remembers what I said? thank goodness it worked. I've learned that my first, panicked reaction is almost invariably, if not wrong, certainly not the best way to fix something. Taking time to THINK instead of jumping in and mucking about is usually best. you can now see how bad *my* memory is, I can't remember what that magic command was :) Was it the alter datafile out of backup mode one? (see, I NEVER remember the exact SQL statement, I always hit the reference manual for syntax. There is limited storage space in my brain, if I memorize syntax I have to forget something else... like how to think logically) --- "Baker, Barbara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmmmm. > these are almost verbatim the instructions I got from Rachel > Charmichael > after we lost a disk drive and I'd been trying to recover a database > for > nearly 20 hours. (That was immediately before she steered me towards > the > magic command that recovered the database.) > > ------------------------------- > > > Question: You have a database crash at 6AM, what do you do. > > Answer: Get a cup of coffee first, then look in recovery > manual. > > > > We hired the guy, he's still here 2 years later and just recently > got his > > OCP. > > > > Dick Goulet > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Baker, Barbara > 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). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael 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: Freeman, Robert 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).
