Where is the Oracle Bug Database?

Question

They must have hidden the bug database somewhere. I could not find it with Google. Is the bug database public?

Answer 1

Try metalink.oracle.com

Oracle also has public forums.

Answer 2

Oracle publish this information in metalink.oracle.com. But this resource is aviable only to people with support contract

Answer 3

No, the Oracle bug database is not public. It is available to Support customers through My Oracle Support (the website formerly known as Metalink).

If your organisation pays for support you can register on MOS. You will need to know your CSI number. Then you'll have to wait while your organisation's account administrator authorises your registration.

If you don't have a support contract you're out of luck. Oracle's Support sales comprise pretty much all of its profit margin, which is why they're keen for us to shell out.

Answer 4

The Oracle bug database is NOT a public resource--not even for customers with a support contract. Oracle Support (formally known as Metalink) provides information on bugs that are associated with support tickets opened by contract holders. These bugs are found in various documents throughout Oracle Support, but there is no public database as exists for Open Source projects like Apache. Only Oracle employees have access to their internal bug database, and I am certain that the database is proprietary and not something like Bugzilla.

You must have a current support contract with Oracle to access Oracle Support. However, much information about Oracle technologies can be found in Oracle Technet (OTN), and there is a discussion forum there where some information from Oracle support has been cross-posted by members. There are also a large number of web sites dedicated to Oracle products.

Cheers, Opus