# Performing common database tasks for Oracle DB instances
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Following, you can find how to perform certain common DBA tasks related to databases on your Amazon RDS DB instances running Oracle. To deliver a managed service experience, Amazon RDS doesn't provide shell access to DB instances. Amazon RDS also restricts access to some system procedures and tables that require advanced privileges. 

**Topics**
+ [Changing the global name of a database](Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.RenamingGlobalName.md)
+ [Working with tablespaces in RDS for Oracle](Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.TablespacesAndDatafiles.md)
+ [Working with tempfiles in RDS for Oracle](Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.using-tempfiles.md)
+ [Resizing tablespaces, data files, and tempfiles in RDS for Oracle](Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.ResizeTempSpaceReadReplica.md)
+ [Moving data between storage volumes in RDS for Oracle](Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.MovingDataBetweenVolumes.md)
+ [Working with external tables in RDS for Oracle](Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.External_Tables.md)