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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: Where is Oracle 9.2 init.ora?
The creation of the spfile by the DBCA is optional, BTW, in 9iR1 and 9iR2.
There is a checkbox where you can disable the use of the SPFILE.
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Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:40 PM
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Dennis,
the info you are looking for can be found in the IOUG "Select Nov
2001" magazine.
" Spfile is a new form of the INIT.ORA file, which is a binary file.
the default location is in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/spfileSID.ora. The spfile
contains all of the initialization parameters that are currently set in
the online database. When setting a dynamic initialization parameter,
you have the option of setting it's scope, i.e. Memory memory only,
spfile only, or both.
The spfile can be recreated from the pfile and vice versa.
=== ALTER SYSTEM SET parameter ===COMMENT='This is the reason for setting it' ===SCOPE=[MEMORY,SPFILE,BOTH];
V$SPFILE V$SPPARAMETER V$PARAMETER & V$PARAMETER2 "
>>> charliem_at_mwh.com 07/11/02 12:09PM >>> GOTCHA! The dbca also created an "SP" file for you. I was stumped by it too after doing my initial V9.2 install. I forget the actual name, but this should give you enough of a clue so you can get moving again.
HTH & YMV!
DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
>
> For Oracle 9.2 (Solaris), can anyone tell me where Oracle is
expecting the
> init.ora file?
>
> I created the database using dbca. It created an init.ora in
> admin/{db_name}/pfile. I moved this to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs and renamed
the
> original init.ora file. Then I discovered that Oracle is not reading
the new
> init.ora. The database starts fine, with no errors. I tried moving
the
> init.ora file back to the original pfile location, but it is still
not
> reading it. Specifically, I am trying to set LOG_ARCHIVE_START =
true, but I
> have made other changes and they are not taking effect either.
>
> I have searched the documentation, and while there is the new SPFILE,
there
> is no indication how this might affect my problem.
>
> Any insights from someone that has turned archiving on with 9.2 would
be
> appreciated.
>
> Dennis Williams
> DBA, 20% OCP
> Lifetouch, Inc.
> dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
>
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