Only if you have Global_names=3DTrue in your init.ora or spfile. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: solbeach@xxxxxxx [mailto:solbeach@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:33 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: RE: GLOBAL_NAME change It has been my experience that DB_LINKs "break" after changing=20 the GLOBAL_NAME. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------