Re: init.ora

Prasad:

There is no way to tell from inside Oracle exactly what init.ora you used to start the db up with. By default, it uses the one pointed to by the symlink/ifile in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs, but if you start up the db with the pfile= parameter (as in, startup pfile=some_other_init.ora), then there's no way to know other than knowing what parameters are different between the two init.ora files and querying sys.v_$parameter to check those differences.

Jon Walthour

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> hi dbas
>
> is there anyway to see
>
> using what init.ora file i start my instance/db
>
> bcoz i hv somany init files in the same dir.
>
> they have same parameters. i forgot to remember what
> init file i used to start the db.
>
> can it be found from any table/or anyother source?
>
> prasad
>
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