here's a couple of biggies that havent been mentioned yet: - not having a backup !!!! - letting the newby DBA loose in production (see previous point!) cheers- Jeff 2009/10/8 April Sims <sims@xxxxxxx> > Compiling a list of major blunders to avoid: > > Don't use the number 8 for scripting or ORACLE_SID due to the wild card > character * above it. > Don't use rm *.* > .... > > Anyone else have some to contribute? > > thanks > > > April Sims > SELECT IOUG Contributing Editor > http://aprilcsims.wordpress.com > OCP 8i, 9i, 10g DBA > Southern Utah University > sims@xxxxxxx > 940-484-4276 > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >