Thank you as well! I was configuring client tnsnames at the moment and we are changing domain names - your suggestion came just in time! It works well so the users/clients can connect with either the old domain, new domain, or no domain in the connect string. Kristin -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Day [mailto:tomday2@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:28 AM To: Dulay, Kristin Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: TNS Resolution Yup. I needed one more test. With names.default_domain not set in sqlnet.ora, as Kristin points out, the TNSNAMES entry with <name1>,<name2.world> works just fine. connect user/pwd@name1 - works connect user/pwd@xxxxxxxxxxx - works and in fact, if the TNSNAMES entry is <name1>,<name1.world> then connect user/pwd@name1 works regardless of whether the names.default_domain is present in sqlnet.ora (however, if it is present it should be set to 'world'). Also, I have used two entries in my tnsnames to point to the same database so that users could have their preferred alias. That's not necessary. <name1>,<name1.world>,<name2>,<name2.world> in TNSNAMES allows you to connect using @name1 @name2 @name1.world @name2.world Is there no end to this maddness? But thanks, Kristin, for testing further. It's something that I'll use in the future. On 1/24/06, Dulay, Kristin <Kristin_Dulay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This works too, logging in with @db1 or @db2.world... > db1,db2.world = > > am I not getting it? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Day [mailto:tomday2@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 9:18 AM > To: Dulay, Kristin > Subject: Re: TNS Resolution > > I tested it that way too and it appeared to work which is why my > initial post was as it is. However, if the name before the comma is > different than the name behind the comma you will see that everything > up to the comma is ignored. > > On 1/24/06, Dulay, Kristin <Kristin_Dulay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Actually, I tested that, and it does work. With names.default_domain not > > set in sqlnet.ora. > > > > In tnsnames: > > > > db1, db1.world = > > ...... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > On Behalf Of Thomas Day > > Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:08 AM > > To: Oracle Mailing List > > Subject: Re: TNS Resolution > > > > Nope. I take it all back. > > > > Everything up to and including the comma is treated as a comment. > > > > Test twice, open mouth once. > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l