Message-Id: <10735.126021@fatcity.com> From: "Kevin Kostyszyn" Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:46:44 -0500 Subject: RE: DB startup question This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C07979.70073C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit RE: DB startup questionIf you are doing it manually, don't you path out the pfile? Kev -----Original Message----- From: root@fatcity.com [mailto:root@fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Jacques Kilchoer Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 1:11 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: DB startup question > > -----Original Message----- > > From: andrey [SMTP:bronfin@visualtop.com] > > > > How can i find out which init.ora file was used for DB startup ? I've read several answers mentioning the dbs directory or other OS directories to check for the init file. How do you tell which init file was used to start the database when "startup pfile=" is used? Jacques R. Kilchoër (949) 754-8816 Quest Software, Inc. 8001 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, California 92618 U.S.A. http://www.quest.com ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C07979.70073C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: DB startup question
If you=20 are doing it manually, don't you path out the pfile?
Kev
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From: root@fatcity.com=20 [mailto:root@fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Jacques = Kilchoer
Sent:=20 Monday, January 08, 2001 1:11 PM
To: Multiple recipients of = list=20 ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: DB startup = question

> > -----Original Message----- =
> > From:       andrey=20 [SMTP:bronfin@visualtop.com]
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> > How can i find out which init.ora = file was=20 used for DB startup ?

I've read several answers mentioning the dbs = directory or=20 other OS directories to check for the init file.

How do you tell which init file was used to start = the database=20 when "startup pfile=3D" is used?

Jacques R. Kilcho=EBr
(949)=20 754-8816
Quest Software, Inc.

8001 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine,=20 California 92618
U.S.A.
http://www.quest.com=20