Re: oracle sid

What m I missing?
 $ echo $ORACLE_SID
admdev
$ ps -ef|grep pmon
oracle 10469 1 0 Sep 02 ? 0:00 ora_pmon_admdev oracle 10591 1 0 Sep 01 ? 0:00 ora_pmon_admdevs4 --> Another pmon process oracle 2690 27665 0 16:36:54 pts/11 0:00 grep pmon $ export ORACLE_SID=admdevs4
ORACLE_SID=admdevs4: is not an identifier $ export ORACLE_SID admdevs4
$ echo $ORACLE_SID
admdev

Is this Strange or Im missing something? I know there is a second case. but what..
 Regards - Chirag
  On 9/7/05, Kurth, Michael J. <mkurth_at_wfs-ops.org> wrote:
>
> export ORACLE_SID=xxx
>
> *Mike Kurth*
> Senior Oracle DBA
> Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc.
> 400 West River Woods Parkway
> Glendale, Wisconsin 53212
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> mkurth_at_wfs-ops.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] *On Behalf Of *Chirag DBA
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 07, 2005 3:23 PM
> *To:* Oracle-L Freelists; askdba_at_freelists.org
> *Subject:* oracle sid
>
> How will you change the ORACLE_SID in UNIX?
> export ORACLE_SID temp2
> echo $ORACLE_SID
> temp
> What I m missing?
> Regards - Chirag
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