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Oracle Database 12c, Database Link causes lock of Windows home user on target system

edited Apr 24, 2017 10:13AM in Database Administration (MOSC) 11 commentsAnswered

Hello,

I have a test and production Oracle Database SE2 12.1.0.2 systems.  When they were installed, I selected to create new Windows user "oracle" for the Windows Oracle home account.  This has been working fine.  I then created a database link from the test database to the production database as follows:

create database link remprod connect to cmiaccess identified by ??????

USING'(DESCRIPTION =(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = prod.server.com)(PORT = 1521))(CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME = IDMAKER)))';

Where ?????? is the valid password.  The link works and I am able to query data on the production database while logged on to the test database as cmiaccess.  For example:

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