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Sybrand Bakker wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:56:39 +0200, Frank <fvanbortel_at_netscape.net>
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>>Pete's wrote: >> >>>On unix, the name should be the following: >>> orapwORACLE_SID >>>and should be placed in the $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory. For NT/2000, >>>it should be similar. In fact, I believe you can specify any name you >>>want. >>> >> >>No - for M$ it's pwd[oracle_sid].ora >>To stay with another example, the instance ORCL would have a >>password file PWDorcl.ora. >>Location is correct.
OK - so I looked thru the registry, and found none. It's a non-standard entry, I suppose, like tns_admin. Then searched the docu, and even in Oracle8i Configuration Parameters and the Registry (Appendix C - Windows Admin Guide) there is no mention of such entry in the registry.
The Windows manuals for 9iR2 state there's a value ORA_SID_PWFILE (http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/win.920/a95491/admin.htm#1006254) Searching back of ora_sid_pwfile, the only mention of such an evironment setting for 8i is in the error manual: look up ora-1990.
So it is rather ill documented for 8i, so say the least. Did not bother to check for 9iR1
-- Regards, Frank van BortelReceived on Sat Apr 26 2003 - 09:38:45 CDT