>> Then there are the myriad of folk who connect using @{SID} instead of >> @{Service} Yup, I'm already seeing this a lot. It's the first thing I ask a user to check when they have a login issue with 12c. -----Original Message----- From: Hans Forbrich [mailto:fuzzy.graybeard@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2014 5:22 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: DB12c in Production? On 19/05/2014 12:14 PM, Seth Miller wrote: > Those of us that don't have the luxury of connecting with "/" or "as > sysdba" will find it easier to adjust. To a certain extent. Then there are the myriad of folk who connect using @{SID} instead of @{Service} ... remembering that each database has a unique service within the container, and TNSNAMES.ora is not necessarily updated, and oratab can no longer be twisted to help a lot. /Hans -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l