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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> RE: What are the restrictions in naming an Oracle SID/Database?
Actually folks, we've promogulated this idea that a SID and a database name have to be
the same. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In a recent attempt to make a new
copy of our PeopleSoft database from a BCV copy I found that you can have a different
name for the database from the SID. And wouldn't you believe it, the 9i DBCA supports
that idea?? Therefore you could have a SID on empprod and a name of emp_prod with no
trouble. Actually I found a good reason to go back to my old methods of using numbers
as SIDs. Why, the JDBC driver. SIDs should be NON case sensitive as they once were in
SQL*Net V1.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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I think it will allow under score as part of SID name but it is not recommended.
Thanks,
Ashoke
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Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:35 AM
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What are the restriction in naming an Oracle SID/Database?
No You can not use spl char's. SID name should be in alpha's.
2. What is the maximum size of a SID/Database name in Unix?
8 chars
3. What is the maximum size of a SID/Database name in Windows?
8chars
4. Is there any other restrictions?
SID names should be unique.
--Senthil.
Thanks,
Ashoke
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