Re: Where is Oracle 9.2 init.ora?

From: Ron Rogers <RROGERS_at_galottery.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 08:40:03 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0049517A.20020711084003@fatcity.com>

Dennis,
 the info you are looking for can be found in the IOUG "Select Nov 2001" magazine.
" Spfile is a new form of the INIT.ORA file, which is a binary file. the default location is in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/spfileSID.ora. The spfile contains all of the initialization parameters that are currently set in the online database. When setting a dynamic initialization parameter, you have the option of setting it's scope, i.e. Memory memory only, spfile only, or both.
The spfile can be recreated from the pfile and vice versa.

=== ALTER SYSTEM SET parameter
===COMMENT='This is the reason for setting it'
===SCOPE=[MEMORY,SPFILE,BOTH];

The default behavior is to use the SPFILE instead of the pfile. ===CREATE SPFILE[='....'] FROM PFILE[='...'] ===CREATE PFILE[='...'] FROM SPFILE[='....'] additional information can be found in

V$SPFILE
V$SPPARAMETER
V$PARAMETER &
V$PARAMETER2    "

 From what I have read and understand you have to "activate" the changes in the pfile by creating the spfile and then bouonce the DB to activate it.
HTH
ROR mª¿ªm

>>> charliem_at_mwh.com 07/11/02 12:09PM >>> GOTCHA! The dbca also created an "SP" file for you. I was stumped by it too after doing my initial V9.2 install. I forget the actual name, but this should give you enough of a clue so you can get moving again.

HTH & YMV! DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
>
> For Oracle 9.2 (Solaris), can anyone tell me where Oracle is
expecting the
> init.ora file?
>
> I created the database using dbca. It created an init.ora in
> admin/{db_name}/pfile. I moved this to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs and renamed
the
> original init.ora file. Then I discovered that Oracle is not reading
the new
> init.ora. The database starts fine, with no errors. I tried moving
the
> init.ora file back to the original pfile location, but it is still
not
> reading it. Specifically, I am trying to set LOG_ARCHIVE_START =
true, but I
> have made other changes and they are not taking effect either.
>
> I have searched the documentation, and while there is the new SPFILE,
there
> is no indication how this might affect my problem.
>
> Any insights from someone that has turned archiving on with 9.2 would
be
> appreciated.
>
> Dennis Williams
> DBA, 20% OCP
> Lifetouch, Inc.
> dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
>
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