Comments on: Read OS environment variables using DBMS_SYSTEM.GET_ENV() http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env Oracle, Exadata, Performance, Troubleshooting - Mobile Life and Productivity. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:03:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Brady http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/comment-page-1/#comment-4780 Mark Brady Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:47:21 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/#comment-4780 A search of Oracle documentation for 10.2 and 11.1 returns no results in the PL/SQL supplied packages reference, what gives? A search of Oracle documentation for 10.2 and 11.1 returns no results in the PL/SQL supplied packages reference, what gives?

]]> By: Chris Poole http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Chris Poole Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:46:56 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/#comment-1316 This API was introduced in 10.1, as I noted two years ago...! This API was introduced in 10.1, as I noted two years ago…!

]]> By: Tanel Poder http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Tanel Poder Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:41:41 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/#comment-1312 Yes, because the BEQ connections are spawned by your user shell, but Net8 connections by the listener. For some troubleshooting purposes I've used such technique in past that I've created another "debug" listener which I started with LD_PRELOAD pointing to a custom library (which did some function call tracing) and only the users connecting through the debug listener would have the tracing enabled... Yes, because the BEQ connections are spawned by your user shell, but Net8 connections by the listener.

For some troubleshooting purposes I’ve used such technique in past that I’ve created another “debug” listener which I started with LD_PRELOAD pointing to a custom library (which did some function call tracing) and only the users connecting through the debug listener would have the tracing enabled…

]]> By: Maxim http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 Maxim Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:38:51 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/#comment-1311 It depends, what the environment is referred to - in my quick test, it seems to return the actual environment for beq connections and the environment, oracle instance was started with - for Net 8 connections. Best regards Maxim It depends, what the environment is referred to – in my quick test, it seems to return the actual environment for beq connections and the environment, oracle instance was started with – for Net 8 connections.

Best regards

Maxim

]]> By: Tanel Poder http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/comment-page-1/#comment-1308 Tanel Poder Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:39:21 +0000 http://blog.tanelpoder.com/2009/03/27/read-os-environment-variables-using-dbms_systemget_env/#comment-1308 Note that Oracle 9.2 doesn't have this procedure, 10.2 has (and I didn't test 10.1) Note that Oracle 9.2 doesn’t have this procedure, 10.2 has (and I didn’t test 10.1)

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