Re: database instance creation

From: Yogesh Sharma <sharmayNOSPAM_at_usa.net.NOSPAM>
Date: 2000/05/30
Message-ID: <3933C3A5.17244DD8@usa.net.NOSPAM>#1/1

Hi,

If you check the crdb1.sh (in unix / linux ) you will see that the first command executed is orapwd to create this password file. I believe crdb1.sh resides in $ORACLE_HOME/install/create directory location.

Yogesh

christopher.lewis_at_ac.com wrote:

> Hi there - while attempting to run the CREATE DATABASE command, I also
> appear to get the following error message:
>
> CREATE DATABASE msd2
> *
> Error at line 1:
> ORA-01501: CREATE DATABASE failed
> ORA-01990: error opening password file
> 'usr/local/oracle/product/8.1.5/dbs/orapw'
>
> Does anyone know what this password file is, where it gets called from,
> and how I can create it? Thanks...
>
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Received on Tue May 30 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT