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RE: Where is Oracle 9.2 init.ora?

From: Deshpande, Kirti <kirti.deshpande_at_verizon.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 13:54:26 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00496F16.20020712135426@fatcity.com>


I did edit it and had no problems while teting my 9i R1 on HP-UX 11.0 :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Carmichael [SMTP:wisernet100_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 3:18 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Where is Oracle 9.2 init.ora?
>
> It should NOT however, be edited!
>
>
> --- "Freeman, Robert" <Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com> wrote:
> > >> Oracle created the SPFILE which is not humanly readable.
> >
> > Mine is pretty easy to read! Maybe you need to check your character
> > set???
> > :-))
> >
> > RF
> >
> > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle OCP
> > Oracle Database Architect
> > CSX Midtier Database Administration
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:09 PM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> >
> > Dennis,
> >
> > Oracle created the SPFILE which is not humanly readable. There
> > should
> > be an
> > alter database/system command that does the change for you.
> > According to
> > what I
> > heard at Oratechs 2000 editing the init.ora file is now longer
> > effective.
> >
> > Dick Goulet
> >
> > ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> > Author: DENNIS WILLIAMS <DWILLIAMS_at_LIFETOUCH.COM>
> > Date: 7/11/2002 7:43 AM
> >
> > 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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