RE: where's the NT pfile?

By default it is in $ORACLE_HOME/database in Oracle 8.0

Alex Hillman

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[mailto:Bruce.Reardon_at_comalco.riotinto.com.au] Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 7:16 PM
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Try looking in the registry.

Since you're using oradim80 I take it you're using 8.0.x which I can't give the exact answer for.

But, for 816 look at HKLM\software\orace\all_homes to find the home id number for your home - say it is 5.

Then look at HKLM\software\orace\home5 and you will find a key named like ora_sid_pfile and it will tell you the pfile used when the service was created.

>From memory, 8.0.x might use a batch / command file located in the database
directory and that might specify the pfile.

Regards,
Bruce

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Sent: Friday, 4 May 2001 6:06
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Thanks. I know those are the defaults, but when you create the Oracle service on NT using oradim80, you can flag a specific pfile. This information is obviously stored in the service as it is used each time the service starts. Is there a way to find if the stored value is different from the default? Or is this totally inaccessable??

Henry

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Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 2:51 PM
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8.1.7 should be in the \oracle\ora81\database directory 8.0.X should be in the \orant\database directory HTH,
Frank Pettinato
Oracle DBA

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Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 11:21 AM
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I've got an easy one. I'm getting back to NT and I am trying to find what parameter file was used when creating the Oracle service with oradim. I know I can edit the setting to any init.ora I want, but isn't there some way to see which one is currently used?

Henry

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