On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 10:53 PM, Yechiel Adar <adar666@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Just a small correction. > If global_name=true the dblink name must be equal to the result of: > select * from global_name; > which may or may no be the SID. > > Re-reading the docs, that is what is stated. There is quite a bit there about how global_name comes into play: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28286/sql_elements009.htm#i27761 Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist