You can run the maintenance in restricted session and grant those users restricted session privilege. On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:16 AM, <Sharon.Kovac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Currently, we have Sunday mornings reserved for maintenance/updates/ > whatever we need. This has worked great in the past. However, our site in > Australia has added a third shift on Sunday night which is 7am my local > time, right in the middle of our maintenance window. I'm looking for > suggestions as to how to keep users out even though the database and the > E-Business Suite are up. The twist that makes this difficult is that I > still need the db and the apps available for my local super-users. For > example, I recompile some packages, alter some tables and add a new form. > Now I need the super-users to test the changes that I just made. How can I > allows those users in and keep the Aussies out? Is there a hardware > solution? > > Thanks! > Sharon > > > *Sharon Kovac* | RotoMetrics > Phone: +1 636 587 3600 | Fax: +1 636 587 3701 > 800 Howerton Lane | Eureka, MO 63025 | USA <http://www.rotometrics.com/> > www.rotometrics.com > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message is intended only for the personal use of the > recipient(s) named above. This message is confidential. If you are not an > intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > . > -- Andrew W. Kerber 'If at first you dont succeed, dont take up skydiving.'