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icon5.gif  Determine locked users from sqlplus? [message #407986] Fri, 12 June 2009 13:07 Go to next message
Mast
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How can i determine from SQLPLUS if a specific user is locked?

i have a user with SYSDBA equivalence and want to determine is "USERB" is locked(i don't have userb password of course)

i tried with:
select * from v$pwfile_users;

but returns empty,
any ideas?
Re: Determine locked users from sqlplus? [message #407987 is a reply to message #407986] Fri, 12 June 2009 13:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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- Never ever use SYS (or SYSDBA) but for maintenance purpose (startup, shutdown, backup, recover)
- SYS/SYSDBA is special
- SYS/SYSDBA is Oracle proprietary (try to open a SR/TAR starting with "i did that with SYS/SYSDBA" and you'll see the immediate answer)
- SYS/SYSDBA does not act like any other user
- When you use SYS/SYSDBA Oracle deactivates some code path and activates others
- Whatever you do with SYS/SYSDBA will neither validate nor invalidate the same thing with any other user.

NEVER EVER use SYS/SYSDBA for anything that can be done by another user.
Use SYS/SYSDBA ONLY for something that can't be done by someone else.


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Michel

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Re: Determine locked users from sqlplus? [message #407988 is a reply to message #407986] Fri, 12 June 2009 13:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mast
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thank, following your tip i managed to scrounge what i needed.

i know that it's a bad idea to use the SYS/SYSDBA user, but CA ARCSERVE asks for it
Re: Determine locked users from sqlplus? [message #407995 is a reply to message #407988] Fri, 12 June 2009 15:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
babuknb
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>>but CA ARCSERVE asks for it

What do you mean by "CA ARCSERVE" ??

Babu
Re: Determine locked users from sqlplus? [message #407997 is a reply to message #407995] Fri, 12 June 2009 15:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
vamsi kasina
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It seems this.

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Re: Determine locked users from sqlplus? [message #407999 is a reply to message #407997] Fri, 12 June 2009 16:01 Go to previous message
babuknb
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Thank you Vamsi

Babu
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