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

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