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8.1.6 sun solaris 2.6 production database, sid is 8 characters
>From: "Mark Leith" <mark_at_cool-tools.co.uk>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: RE: Max length of SID in Oracle 8
>Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:55:20 -0800
>
>I have one with 5, but mine is on Win2K. I do remember though that we also
>had another with 5 on NT before we upgraded. This was on 8.1.6.
>
>I also though that NT could handle long file names? At least sp 5&6 could..
>Whether it makes a difference, who knows, apart from Micro$lop..
>
>---snip---
> > >
> > > Hi DBAs,
> > >
> > > I cannot seem to find what the max length of SID is. Is it still 4? I
>was
> > > thinking in one of the newer version
> > > it increased in size.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Rick Cale, Science Applications International Corp.
> > > Phone:865-481-2198, fax:865-481-8555
> > > e-mail: caler_at_saic.com
>---snip---
>
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