Re: was (RE: SGADEF file?) is How to best detect database health

From: Alessandro Vercelli <alever_at_libero.it>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:00:03 +0200
Message-Id: <J4RU03$741A8CB5BBFC3D406FEA4F6FFE372A4B@libero.it>

What I like in this mailing list is that simple questions very rarely require simple answers.....my chief (and others', I believe) should be deeply aware of this.

Alessandro

> Far safer than connecting as a non-privileged user is attempting to
> connect as a non-existent user. If the database instance is up and
> running and working normally, you'll just get the ORA-01017 error
> ("username or password incorrect"), which is normal and expected. This
> tests IP connectivity, TNS Listener availability, instance
> availability/function/response, all without jeopardizing security. Or
> at least minimal jeopardy.
>
> So, for a username/password string, I typically just whip through the
> entire QWERTY keyboard a couple times:
>
> connect asdfljwiuzliweihnzwaer/zxcvbsghqwerouawefr_at_PROD.world
>

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Received on Tue Aug 29 2006 - 13:00:03 CDT