Actually you have two back out plans. 1) do the update, which I don't = know the side effects might be. and 2) disable global_names. BTW: I = don't use global_names. And in 9i when you create a database the = global_name has the domain name attached by default. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:DWILLIAMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 1:46 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: GLOBAL_NAME change Dick - You are correct. The problem is that I have an existing database = that does not have the domain as a part of the GLOBAL_NAME. Near as I can = tell, the ALTER DATABASE RENAME command always tacks the domain on. That is = what I want and I intend to use that to change it.=20 However, part of making a change is to have a backout plan. I don't = like the idea of making a change without a possibility of undoing that = change. Thanks to Juan and Scott I have that backout method (UPDATE) in case I = need it, and I hope that I don't. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. "We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive."=20 -- C.S. Lewis -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Goulet, Dick Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:44 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: GLOBAL_NAME change The "proper" command is: Alter database rename global_name to =3D <whatever>; Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: Scott Canaan [mailto:srcdco@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:16 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: GLOBAL_NAME change I usually just go in and update it. Then you can set it to whatever you want.=3D3D20 Update global_name Set global_name =3D3D3D 'sid'; Commit; Scott Canaan (srcdco@xxxxxxx) (585) 475-7886 "Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." - Tom Lehrer. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DENNIS WILLIAMS Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:08 AM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: GLOBAL_NAME change I am trying to switch to GLOBAL_NAMES=3D3D3DTRUE. If I have two = databases =3D =3D3D and set global_names=3D3D3Dtrue on database A, on database B I need to ALTER = =3D3D DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO sid.domain. Currently this database just has GLOBAL_NAME as sid.=3D3D20 Now my question. If something goes wrong, does anyone know a way to change the GLOBAL_NAME back to just plain sid? It seems that the ALTER DATABASE RENAME GLOBAL_NAME command always helpfully slaps the domain on the sid. In theory since I'm not changing GLOBAL_NAMES=3D3D3DTRUE on = database =3D B, nothing should be affected (like its existing links). But it bothers me to make an irrevocable change. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. Does believing you're the last sane man on the planet make you crazy? 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