Re: MOVE DATAFILE SCO UNIX possible ?

In article <32EEC737.7C33_at_nightmare.com>, oracle <oracle_at_nightmare.com> wrote:
>Mark Rosenbaum wrote:
>
>> >I think you would need to do:
>> >
>> > alter database rename file 'oldfile' to 'newfile'
>>
>> You can also try a symbolic link
>>
>> ln -s newfile oldfile
>>
>> It is best to create the link in the directory of the oldfile and
>> use full path.
>>
>> hope this helps
>>
>> Mark Rosenbaum Otey-Rosenbaum & Frazier, Inc.
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>
>I would never make a link like that and leave it permanent. You are
>just looking for trouble down the road.

Most raw partitions use symbolic link for flexibility. Most new versions of UNIX use symbolic links when they change locations of binaries so old scripts work.

If you are worried about having a file in a directory that no one knows about you can place a README in the directory explaining.

Just my $0.02 worth.

mjr Received on Wed Jan 29 1997 - 00:00:00 CST