we have just started using a central included one. 2009/3/3 Eugene Pipko <eugene.pipko@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Hi all, > > I wonder if you can share how you manage your tnsnames.ora file. > > I currently have about a dozen database servers and each one has > tnsnames.ora locally. > > Whenever IP, server name, … gets changed I have to remember to update that > file accordingly on every box. > > I am not even mentioning user machines and the fact that not every box > needs to have a full set of connections on it. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Eugene Pipko > > Seattle Pacific Industries > > office: 253.872.5243 > > cell: 206.304.7726 > > P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > > -- Howard A. Latham