Re: which init file

Then you'll go to the script which starts up the database and find out which init.ora is used during next startup. And if the location not explicitly set, you just edit the $OH/dbs/initSID.ora

Tanel.

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> that's rite . But what if you want to change something in param file for
> this db .
>
> -ak
>
>
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> > Hi!
> >
> > But it really doesn't matter much, which init file was used during
> startup,
> > the values of parameter matter..
> >
> > Tanel.
> >
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> >
> > > AK
> > > I believe this was deficiency that the spfile was designed to
> > overcome.
> > > Easy way - ensure there is only one init.ora available for your
> > > database to use.
> > > Harder way, look for differences in the parameters between the
> > init.ora
> > > files and compare them to the running instance.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dennis Williams
> > > DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
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> > >
> > > Is there a way to find which init.ora is a running db is using ?
> > >
> > > -ak
> > >
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