RE: Help me : init.ora

From: Powell, Mark D <mark.powell_at_eds.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:56:36 -0500
Message-ID: <564DE4477544D411AD2C00508BDF0B6A1CE0A9EC@USAHM018.amer.corp.eds.com>

To start Oracle using a non-default init.ora or spfile use:

startup pfile=location_of_init.ora OR
startup spfile=location_of_spfile

The init.ora can contain a pointer to the spfile. This is actually required on some platforms for some environments such as RAC on AIX.

Before attempting to start this database using a copy init.ora I would perform a search for the referenced init.ora file to see if perhaps it is under a different directory structure as in a different Oracle home. Multiple versions might be in use.

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Hitchman, Peter Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 9:15 AM
To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
Subject: RE: Help me : init.ora

Hi,
Oracle looks for a file called "init<SID_NAME>.ora" in the ORACLE_HOME defined in your environment. So considering the files you could find it looks like you had/have a database instance called JASPERDB running. So, yes, make a copy of the init.ora file and call it initNSTRADER.ora.

I know of no way of Oracle telling you which init.ora or spfile it actually used to start up.

Regards

Pete

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-----Original Message-----

From: Kean Jacinta [mailto:jacintakean_at_yahoo.com] Sent: 16 February 2004 01:20
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Help me : init.ora

Can someone please help me . I am using Linux AS with database 9.2 . Somehow ....my database goes down . I need to restart the database but it gave this error.

ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters LRM-00109: could not open parameter file '/database/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/dbs/initNSTRADER.ora'

So i went to the directory
/database/u01/app/oracle/product/9.2.0/dbs/

and found that iniNSTRADER.ora is not there instead i only have this file :
initdw.ora
init.ora
lkJASPERDB
orapwJASPERDB
spfileJASPERDB.ora

Can you pls tell me should i change the init.ora file to initNSTRADER.ora so that the database can find this file.

Apart from this , i would also like to know, is that possible to know which init file the database file is currently using ? If i have more than 2 initABC.ora and initDEF.ora file then how can i check which file the database is currently using ?

Appreciate

JKean

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