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    diff. between username and schemaname

    what is difference between username and schemaname?

    when i list the v$session both have same values.

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    where u select username,schemaname from v$session where status='ACTIVE'; u would see that under username all the users logged into db is not displayed, but under schemaname you can see all the users loged into db.

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    actually what do they mean?

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    Originally posted by anandkl
    where u select username,schemaname from v$session where status='ACTIVE'; u would see that under username all the users logged into db is not displayed, but under schemaname you can see all the users loged into db.

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    anandkl
    funky...

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    i think....

    Create User command creates a user.

    Collection of all objects owned by this user is a schema!!

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    Cool

    aspdba has got it...a schema is a logical concept i.e collctn. of user objects !!

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    Hi,

    When a USER is created an empty schema is created and the USER owns the schema.

    Schema is nothing but a collection of database objects associated with a particular database user

    So when u execute the below command
    select username,schemaname from v$session where status='ACTIVE';

    USERNAME SCHEMANAME
    ------------------------------ ------------------------------
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS SYS

    You see that few entries under USERNAME r blank, but under SCHEMA there is an entry.So i would consider using SCHEMANAME in the query

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    anandkl
    Last edited by anandkl; 01-29-2004 at 07:27 AM.
    anandkl

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    in which case username and schemaname be different?

    if never means what is the need to have 2 different columns?

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    Originally posted by anandkl
    Hi,

    When a USER is created an empty schema is created and the USER owns the schema.

    Schema is nothing but a collection of database objects associated with a particular database user

    So when u execute the below command
    select username,schemaname from v$session where status='ACTIVE';

    USERNAME SCHEMANAME
    ------------------------------ ------------------------------
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS
    SYS SYS

    You see that few entries under USERNAME r blank, but under SCHEMA there is an entry.So i would consider using SCHEMANAME in the query

    regards
    anandkl
    U r seeing blank for username (logged user) coz they are background processes..

    i will giv u u a scenario wher u will have username and schemaname different and then u will realize why oracle have provided username and schemaname as 2 diff cols..

    create a master detail table with FK enforced on detail table with CASCASE = TRUE...

    and then delete recs from Master, see continuiously wass happening with the col schemaname in v$session.

    Abhay.
    funky...

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    No..its not different,
    It just for SYS users, i feel.These might be some hidden users used for DOING some internal recursive DB calls.And the schema for those users might be SYS.

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    anandkl
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