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Everything looks like a big hammer to you, doesn't it Stephen?
;)
On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 17:54, Stephen Lee wrote:
>
> Much faster:
>
> SQL> select file_name from dba_data_files where tablespace_name = 'SYSTEM';
>
> SQL> !rm file_name
>
> POOF!! User gone. Very fast.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > Personnaly, I like to write a short script to generate the
> > SQL to drop all
> > the users tables with the 'cascade constraints' option.
> >
> > I then do a 'drop user cascade;'
> >
> > If there are a lot of tables/indexes, the recursive SQL can
> > take awhile,
> > assuming a fair number of extents per object.
> >
> > Then again, if you're using LMTs, then the recursive SQL
> > shouldn't be too
> > bad.
> >
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> --
> Author: Stephen Lee
> INET: Stephen.Lee_at_DTAG.Com
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-- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jared Still INET: jkstill_at_cybcon.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (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).Received on Mon Aug 04 2003 - 22:14:23 CDT
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