Re: ORA-02085

Try

global_names = false

in your init<SID>.ora file.

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 12:40 PM

> Oracle 8.1.6, using Net8, wants me to name my db_link the same as the
> database that it's linking to.
>
> I don't want to.
>
> Tried using a synonym but that didn't work.
>
> Tried using create database link linkname connect to userid identified by
> password
> using ' (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL =
> TCP)(HOST = hostname)(PORT = 1521)) ) (CONNECT_DATA =
> (SERVICE_NAME = dbname) ) )' ;
>
> Didn't work. It created the database link just fine but when I try to use
> it I get:
>
> ORA-02085: database link linkname connects to dbname
>
> Anyone know of any work-arounds.
>
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