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Re: Distributed databases

From: Erwin Dondorp <erwindon_at_wxs.nl>
Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 20:51:44 +0100
Message-ID: <38500850.29ADB8B0@wxs.nl>


pradyumn_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> How do I change the instance name or the SID? Is changing the db_name
> parameter in init.ora enough, or is something else required to be done?

NO!

The SID-name is something completelly different from the database name. Under windows NT use ORADIMnn.EXE to change the SID (use the -newsid option).
Under UNIX change the name of the initfile and the entry in /etc/oratab.

Erwin

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Erwin Dondorp
<http://www.dondorp.com/> Received on Thu Dec 09 1999 - 13:51:44 CST

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