RE: How to find the current instance name?

i cann't access V$ views as an ordinary user, rt?....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cale, Rick T (Richard) [SMTP:RICHARD.T.CALE_at_saic.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:20 PM
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> Subject: RE: How to find the current instance name?
>
> You probably want to do the following. v$database.name is the database
> name
> not the instance name. Although
> most name the same but not required.
>
> SELECT instance FROM v$thread;
>
> Rick
>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 6:55 AM
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>
> List,
>
> How to find the current instance name for the session?.
>
> From svrmgrl, i can using "SELECT name FROM v$database".
>
> What is the equivalant from the ordinary user?
>
> Regards
> Nirmal.
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