RE: How to make SPFILE in sync with INIT.ORA ?

And create pfile from spfile; does a similar job.

I'm rapidly beginning to think that spfiles are just not worth it. Now how to reverse the policy decision having mandated them for 9i installs :(

Niall

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> From: ml-errors_at_fatcity.com [mailto:ml-errors_at_fatcity.com] On
> Behalf Of Arup Nanda
> Sent: 15 July 2003 04:44
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> Subject: Re: How to make SPFILE in sync with INIT.ORA ?
>
>
> As user sys, issue
>
> CREATE SPFILE FROM PFILE;
>
> This will create the spfile. You must have started the
> database using the pfile to use this command.
>
> HTH.
>
> Arup Nanda
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>
>
> > Guys,
> >
> > i have a 9iR2/win2k test instance.
> > i just renamed CONTROL01.CTL once and tried to start the instance.
> >
> > SQL>startup
> > But it gave a ORA-00205 error.
> >
> > so i removed CONTROL01.CTL from INIT.ORA file and started the
> > instance
> > SQL>startup pfile='d:\oracle\admin\pe92\pfile\init.ora'
> > Now it worked fine.
> >
> > BUT:
> > SQL>startup
> > This is not possible because the SPFILE still has
> CONTROL01.CTL in it.
> >
> > How do i make my SPFILE in sync with the INIT.ORA ?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jp.
> >
> >
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