If I put that on the network, then every user / every server connection will have to access that same file. Will I create a network traffic, latency? Anyone has it this way with about 300 users? Eugene Pipko Seattle Pacific Industries office: 253.872.5243 cell: 206.304.7726 P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: Allen, Brandon [mailto:Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 10:34 AM To: Eugene Pipko; 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: tnsnames.ora file maintenance You can put the files on a network file share and then configure everyone to point there by setting their TNS_ADMIN environment variable, or you can use Directory Naming instead of tnsnames. Regards, Brandon ________________________________ Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.