Ron: I thought you got it. The Global_name was still PROD, I just issued the alter to DEV. Select from global_name now shows DEV. Started a new session to the instance but I am still seeing the same results. I wonder if the instance needs to be cycled, will try that later. This would explain it, since other instances created the same way on the same box and other boxes do not show this behaviour and their global_name was altered, not sure how it got missed in DEV. Thanks - Mike Ron Thomas <rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Did you remember to alter database rename global_name to DEV ; Ron Thomas Hypercom, Inc rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxx "To really screw up Linux you have to work at it...To really screw up Windows, you have to work ON it..." orcl9ps8dba@xxxxxxxxx Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx To rg oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc 07/07/04 10:47 AM Subject phantom dblink Please respond to oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I routinely refresh my DEV instance with a backup of my PROD instance. After I test recovering PROD on the dev machine I create a new control file and rename the instance to DEV with the following: CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE "DEV" RESETLOGS ARCHIVELOG Now for the strange part. In DEV there is NOT a dblink for PROD but the query select * from APP_TABLE@PROD ; returns rows. I would expect a ORA-02019 error. The returned rows are actually coming from the DEV instance and not PROD. This isn't the end of the world for me by no means. The instance will be refreshed over the weekend and I told the programmers there isn't a dblink to PROD and to not try. I just thought this was a strange behavior and was wondering if anyone else had come across it. 8.1.7.3 Thanks - Mike --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------