RE: Max length of SID in Oracle 8

Isn't it that on NT you can have only 4 character SID and in UNIX you can have more than 4 character SIDs?

We never experimented the other way around hence I don't know much more about it. But I remember running into problems on NT if we entered more than 4 character sid. (I vaguely remember that had something to do with initSID.ora file, because if you entered sid more than 4 characters, the file name of initSID.ora file will become more than 8.3 charater format and hence the problem on NT)

Regards,
Hitarth

-----Original Message-----
From: gregory.t.norris_at_mail.sprint.com
[mailto:gregory.t.norris_at_mail.sprint.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 3:31 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Max length of SID in Oracle 8

We've been routinely using 6-8 character SIDs without any problems. This is under Oracle 8.0.x and 8.1.x for Unix and NT.

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 1:41 PM To: ORACLE-L; RICHARD.T.CALE

I found it in the "Getting Started" book. Max length is still 4.

Rick

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cale, Rick T (Richard) [SMTP:RICHARD.T.CALE_at_saic.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 2:34 PM
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> Subject: Max length of SID in Oracle 8
>
> Hi DBAs,
>
> I cannot seem to find what the max length of SID is. Is it still 4? I
was
> thinking in one of the newer version
> it increased in size.
>
> Thanks
> Rick Cale, Science Applications International Corp.
> Phone:865-481-2198, fax:865-481-8555
> e-mail: caler_at_saic.com
>
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