Oracle : reconnect to database link if disconnected - oracle

I have a Oracle stored procedure that queries data through database link, sometimes it takes a while, and got Oracle error as below:
ORA-02399: exceeded maximum connect time, you are being logged of
Is there any way to reconnect the database link if it got disconnected?
Thank you for the help

If you have SYSDBA access you can give a try with increasing the CONNECT_TIME parameter in DEFAULT profile( You can also create your own profile and do the following. I am considering only default profile). See below steps:
SQL> conn / as sysdba
Connected.
SQL> alter profile default
2 limit connect_time 10 --10 refers to 10 minutes
3 /
Profile altered.
Set RESOURCE_LIMIT to TRUE so that limits would be enforced:
SQL> alter system set resource_limit = true
2 /
System altered.
SQL>
Then give DEFAULT profile to the user(Like Scott) you are using to connect Oracle Session.
SQL> alter user SCOTT profile DEFAULT;
User altered.
SQL> grant create session to SCOTT
2 /
Grant succeeded.

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How to create a queue user in oracle?

I have a QUEUE_OWNER schema that has some queues. When I connect the application to that data source everything works fine and the app can read the from the queues.
I want to create a _USER schema that has access to the queues so I can connect the app to it and not directly to the _OWNER schema.
This is what I tried:
BEGIN
FOR Q IN (SELECT * FROM ALL_QUEUES WHERE owner = 'AQ_OWNER') LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('queue = ' ||Q.NAME);
DBMS_AQADM.GRANT_QUEUE_PRIVILEGE('ALL','AQ_OWNER.'||Q.NAME ,'AQ_USER',FALSE);
END LOOP;
END;
but when I put a message in the queue nothing happens in the app.
How about a little help of your DBA?
This is what my user SCOTT sees in all_queues:
SQL> select owner, name from all_queues;
OWNER NAME
------------------------------ ------------------------------
SYS SRVQUEUE
SYS SCHEDULER_FILEWATCHER_Q
SYS SCHEDULER$_EVENT_QUEUE
However, I'd like to see some other data. SYS almighty sees it all:
SQL> show user
USER is "SYS"
SQL> select owner, name from dba_queues;
OWNER NAME
------------------------------ ------------------------------
SYS SYS$SERVICE_METRICS
SYS AQ$_SYS$SERVICE_METRICS_TAB_E
SYSTEM DEF$_AQERROR
SYSTEM AQ$_DEF$_AQERROR_E
SYSTEM DEF$_AQCALL
SYSTEM AQ$_DEF$_AQCALL_E
SYS AQ$_KUPC$DATAPUMP_QUETAB_E
<snip>
Still connected as SYS, I'll create a view which show data only for owner I choose (there's nothing much to choose in my XE database so I'll use SYSTEM-owned values). Then grant select privilege to SCOTT:
SQL> create or replace view v_dba_queues as
2 select name
3 from dba_queues
4 where owner = 'SYSTEM';
View created.
SQL> grant select on v_dba_queues to scott;
Grant succeeded.
Back to SCOTT: to make my life simpler, I'll create a synonym first:
SQL> connect scott/tiger
Connected.
SQL> create synonym v_dba_queues for sys.v_dba_queues;
Synonym created.
Finally:
SQL> select * from v_dba_queues;
NAME
------------------------------
DEF$_AQERROR
AQ$_DEF$_AQERROR_E
DEF$_AQCALL
AQ$_DEF$_AQCALL_E
SQL>
Basically, you'd do the same; it's just that your view would contain data for owner = 'QUEUE_OWNER'. See if it helps.

Oracle XE audit_trail not saving for all users

I enabled auditing on my Oracle XE server via the following run by the sys user:
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET audit_sys_operations=true SCOPE=spfile;
SQL> ALTER SYSTEM SET audit_trail=XML,EXTENDED SCOPE=spfile;
SQL> SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE
SQL> STARTUP
When I run queries as the sys user, an xml file records the queries in the default location (e.g., /u01/app/oracle/admin/XE/adump/xe_ora_2339_1.xml). However, if I run a query as a different user (e.g., test_user), no updates occur in any of the files in the adump directory.
I've confirmed that the parameter is set for the test_user:
SQL> show parameter audit;
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------ ------- ------------------------------
audit_file_dest string /u01/app/oracle/admin/XE/adump
audit_sys_operations boolean TRUE
audit_syslog_level string
audit_trail string XML, EXTENDED
I also tried restarting my sqlplus session (i.e., reconnecting with the test_user), as well as disabling audit_sys_operations, and the issue remains.
Version info: Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production (via this docker image).
My issue was that, in addition to enabling auditing, I also needed to specify what to audit with the AUDIT command. In my case, I wanted everything, so I added the following (commands mentioned in this tutorial):
SQL> AUDIT ALL; # note: it seems like the next two statements would be included with "all", but I didn't verify this.
SQL> AUDIT SELECT TABLE, UPDATE TABLE, INSERT TABLE, DELETE TABLE;
SQL> AUDIT EXECUTE PROCEDURE;
Note that with AUDIT_TRAIL=XML,EXTENDED (and maybe all the file-based auditing settings?), it looks there is some buffering of writing the XML file, as I didn't get a query showing up until my test user disconnected, so if you are missing a log entry, try logging the user out to see if it shows up.

Set audit parameters with no startup

I want to activate an audit operation on a table or two in my oracle db,
and for that I need to set the audit parameters.
alter system set AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS=true scope=spfile;
alter system set AUDIT_TRAIL=db, extended scope=spfile;
But those parameters not realy changed becuase startup of DB is needed.
Is there a way to skip over the startup to apply those changes?
This is realy important DB in production Env, and startup is almost-impossible.
Thank you.
If you just want to enable auditing on a selected objects then you can do it without bouncing your database instance. Audit trail is set to DB by default.
SQL> show parameter audit
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
audit_file_dest string /u01/app/oracle/admin/orcl/adu
mp
audit_sys_operations boolean FALSE
audit_syslog_level string
audit_trail string DB
All you need to do is to enable required auditing on that object.
SQL> conn jay
Enter password:
Connected.
SQL> audit select on my_table;
Audit succeeded.
SQL> conn system
Enter password:
Connected.
SQL> select * from jay.my_table;
no rows selected
Audit information can be accessed from USER_AUDIT_OBJECT view.
SQL> conn jay
Enter password:
Connected.
SQL> select username, action_name from user_audit_object where obj_name='MY_TABLE';
USERNAME ACTION_NAME
------------------------------ ----------------------------
SYSTEM SESSION REC
However, if you need to enable auditing for sysdba/sysoper privileged users such as sys then you need to set audit_sys_operations parameter to true which in turn requires database shutdown.
Moreover, if you are using Oracle 12c then AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS is set to true by default.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 12c Enterprise Edition Release 12.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> show parameter audit
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------------------------
audit_file_dest string /u01/app/oracle/admin/orcl/adump
audit_sys_operations boolean TRUE
audit_syslog_level string
audit_trail string DB
you cant use it with no startup
look this (Auditing Administrative Users)

Oracle verify function 12c - string distance

The oracle verify function includes a setting which checks for the distance of the last passsword. ora12c_verify_function:
-- Check if the password differs from the previous password by at least
-- 3 characters
IF old_password IS NOT NULL THEN
differ := string_distance(old_password, password);
IF differ < 3 THEN
raise_application_error(-20010, 'Password should differ from the '
|| 'old password by at least 3 characters');
END IF;
END IF ;
RETURN(TRUE);
END;
Why it is possible to change the password with only one different character?
Connected to:
Oracle Database 12c Standard Edition Release 12.1.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> ALTER USER TEST PROFILE DEFAULT;
SQL> ALTER PROFILE default LIMIT PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION ora12c_verify_function;
SQL> alter user test identified by "123456789_abc!";
User altered.
SQL> alter user test identified by "123456789_abc!";
alter user test identified by "123456789_abc!"
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28007: the password cannot be reused
SQL> alter user test identified by "123456789_abcd!";
User altered.
I found the soultion on Oracle Support Doc ID 816932.1. The issue is related to the fact that the ALTER USER privilege does not require the user to know the old password, so consequently it will not check this old password when this privilege is used. Without the privilige the user needs to supply the old password with the REPLACE command.
ALTER USER SCOTT IDENTIFIED BY NEWPASSWORD REPLACE TIGER;

How to check MAX_DUMP_FILE_SIZE for my session

I need help for gettng the TKProf of a sql query.
The oracle doc says to check the following parameters before enabling SQL trace.
TIMED_STATISTICS, MAX_DUMP_FILE_SIZE, and USER_DUMP_DEST
Can someone help me how to check their value for current session, and how to set them if the are incorrect?
I tried
show parameter max_dump;
show parameter timed_statistics;
from sqlplus (windows), but i get the ORA-00942: table or view does not exist error.
Also, any further help on the further steps of TKPROF will be highly appreciated.
You need to grant select on v_$parameter
SQL> show parameter max_dump
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
SQL> conn / as sysdba
Connected.
SQL> grant select on v_$parameter to hr;
Grant succeeded.
SQL> conn hr/hr
Connected.
SQL> show parameter max_dump
NAME TYPE VALUE
------------------------------------ ----------- ---------
max_dump_file_size string unlimited
SQL>

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