Hello David,
My view is that developers should be developing on a box with at least the same
restrictions as the target environment. My preference is that they actually
run at a
higher level of security to avoid unforseen problems.
If the developers only work on a level 30 box they can run into trouble
deploying on a
level 40 or 50 box. The classic "It works for me!" syndrome. Similar
arguments apply for
developers with *ALLOBJ authority even if they're on a separate box. Same goes
for
testing under a user id that is more powerful thatn the end users.
However, as has so often been demonstrated in this list, my view does not
always reflect
the real world. There are many silly people out there who would indeed operate
as you
suggest if they have multiple boxes. The production machine might be locked
down but the
development box is open slather.
As always, it depends on what you are doing.
Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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