Accidentally Delete *.dbf Files, OH NO!!!

  • From: "Michael Fontana" <mfontana@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:23:19 -0600

I have been working with Solaris for several years now.  We have had a rare
but particularly debilitating problem where certain people who will remain
nameless, in an effort to "clean up" disk space, have nailed a .dbf file or
two.  I know I should have the solution to this on close at hand, but I seem
to recall this was difficult, if not impossible, on other Unix platforms
(such as AIX), because the file would be "locked" or "in use", and the
nefarious "rm" command would fail.  Alas, Solaris is all too willing to
comply when asked.  

Is there something that can be done, at the OS or Oracle level, to prevent
such a thing?  Needless to say, the "whackers" are using root to enter the
command, so changing permissions would accomplish little.  They are already
set to only allow "oracle" write access.

Any help or even ridiculing chuckles and admonitions would be greatly
appreciated.



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