Re: oracle password file

From: Mark D Powell <Mark.Powell_at_eds.com>
Date: 26 Oct 2005 07:59:07 -0700
Message-ID: <1130338747.498556.274260@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>

Doug, from the DBA Administrators Guide it would appear that this is platform specific:

>> (file) This parameter sets the name of the password file being created. You must specify the full path name for the file. ...

The types of filenames allowed for the password file are operating system specific. Some operating systems require the password file to adhere to a specific format and be located in a specific directory. Other operating systems allow the use of environment variables to specify the name and location of the password file. See your operating system documentation for the names and locations allowed on your platform.
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Ref - Oracle® Database Administrator's Guide 10g Release 1 (10.1) Part Number B10739-01, Ch 1 Overview of Administering an Oracle Database, topic Using ORAPWD

HTH -- Mark D Powell -- Received on Wed Oct 26 2005 - 09:59:07 CDT