Re: changing db name

The SID name is the ORACLE_SID value
and point to the init<SID>.ora file.
You can, at any time, shutdown the database, change the value of ORACLE_SID, rename
the init<SID>.ora file to init<newSID>.ora and restart --- voila your SID name has changed ! [You would also need to update the listener.ora for the new SID name].
Changing the databse name requires the
CREATE CONTROLFILE SET DATABASE <newname> and the new name as the "db_name=" in the init<SID>.ora file.

Hemant K Chitale

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Saturday, 25 May, 2002 3:08 AM

> I saw a post on MetaLink (Note 15390.1) about changing db_name and
> oracle_sid without recreating the db's.
>
> my question is if I want to change the db_name, do I first need to change
> the SID? Or can I do it in one fell swoop, as follows:
>
> backup controlfile to trace
> edit file to create new controlfile using "set database <newdbname>"
> rename init<sid>.ora with new sid
> edit init.ora file with new controlfile names and new sid, db_name, etc.
> create new password file
>
> startup db with ORACLE_SID env variable set to new sid
> create new controlfile
>
> ...also
>
> can I rename datafiles and logfiles in the process by putting their new
> names in the create controlfile script?
>
> thanks
>
>
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