It depends on what kind of changes you plan to do. Some of them still
needs exclusive access, otherwise you may end up with an "object is in
use" error.

Carlos
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AC> Hello,

AC> I wonder if is it sure to perform changes to the database metadata
AC> while there are still users connected.
AC> Up to now, I allways shut the database down, perform DDL changes, and
AC> put it back on line.
AC> Is it actually necessary to do that ?

AC> Thanks for any help.
AC> Aldo Caruso


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