RE: which initSID?

This will not give you solution. As backup of controlfile to trace will not give initSID.ora file path.

Actually as per my knowledge there is no table which gives path of initSID.ora file. What you can do is find all init parameter files in your system. Then check SID part of your filename. If you have any doubt then also count SGA of each initSID.ora and your database SGA.

This is not 100 percent correct and also seems to be some what tedious but you can try this for your database.

Regards,
Jaimin.

-----Original Message-----
Michael (TEM)
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 3:51 AM
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Can't you do it indirectly with an 'alter database backup controlfile to trace' command? I seem to recall that there's a path to the initSID.ora file there. 'Course, it could be just the generic path...I never tried changing it to see...

HTH,
Mike

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-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 2:51 PM
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Seema,
There is no way to find that out.
Unless, the init.ora uses ifile option and the file pointed to by ifile
contains all the parameters. In that case you can query v$parameter view to
see what ifile points to.
By default Oracle looks for it in the $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory.

HTH,

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Seema Singh [SMTP:oracledbam_at_hotmail.com]

> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 2:09 PM

> To:   Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

> Subject:      which initSID?

>

> Hi gurus

> How we know which initSID.ora file are in use in running instance if disk

> is

> not designed as OFA?

> Where can I found referenced tables name menas which Data dictionary

> table?

> Thanks

> -Seema

>

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