My first debt in writing this book is to my father Dr. Alapati Appa Rao, who is responsible for my love for education and books. This book is a direct outcome of the early scholarly interest nurtured by him, as well as his support and encouragement for writing the Oracle 9i book, which is this book’s predecessor. John Watson, the Technical Reviewer for the book, did a superb job in not merely catching technical errors, but also in prodding me to explain several concepts clearly and accurately. I’ve gained immensely from John’s collaboration on this book | 8/19/05 10:24 AM Page i Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration Sam R. Alapati 8/19/05 10:24 AM Page ii Expert Oracle Database 10g Administration Copyright © 2005 by Sam R. Alapati All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher. ISBN (pbk): 1-59059-451-7 Printed and bound in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Trademarked names may appear in this book. Rather than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use the names only in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Lead Editor: Tony Davis Technical Reviewer: John Watson Development Editors: Robert Denn and Matthew Moodie Editorial Board: Steve Anglin, Dan Appleman, Ewan Buckingham, Gary Cornell, Tony Davis, Jason Gilmore, Jonathan Hassell, Chris Mills, Dominic Shakeshaft, and Jim Sumser Associate Publisher: Grace Wong Project Manager: Beckie Stones and Tracy Brown Collins Copy Edit Manager: Nicole LeClerc Copy Editors: Andy Carroll, Marilyn Smith, and Susannah Pfalzer Assistant Production Director: Kari Brooks-Copony Production Editor: Ellie Fountain Compositor: Dina Quan Proofreaders: Lori Bring and Liz Welch Indexer: John Collin Interior Designer: Van Winkle Design Group Cover Designer: Kurt Krames Manufacturing Director: Tom Debolski Distributed to the book trade worldwide by Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 233 Spring Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013. Phone 1-800-SPRINGER, fax 201-348-4505, e-mail orders-ny@, or visit . For information on translations, please contact Apress directly at 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 219, Berkeley, CA 94710. Phone 510-549-5930, fax 510-549-5939, e-mail .
