Re: QUESTION: Latest CPU thinks I have a db running

From: <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com>
Date: 16 Mar 2006 01:32:06 -0800
Message-ID: <1142501526.587558.183100@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>

BD schreef:

> >your simlink points to /u01/oracle/product/9.2/dbs/initSID.ora!
>
> No, this is not the case. The symlink _exists_ in the dbs directory,
> but it _points_ to /home/oracle/admin/<SID>/initSID.ora, which is the
> true location of the init file.
>
> So the symlinks in all ORACLE_HOMEs point to the same file, held in
> this 'admin' directory.

OK - got my wired crossed (pointing to, coming from).

But... symlinks from different OH's point to the *same* file? I hop you made a typo there, and meant directory, not file. Received on Thu Mar 16 2006 - 03:32:06 CST