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Re: Howto check which init.ora file the instance is using ?

From: Terry Dykstra <dontreply_tdykstra_at_cfol.ab.ca>
Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 17:22:04 GMT
Message-ID: <0XVJ6.27188$mg5.3411609@news1.telusplanet.net>

That's not good enough. The ifile is not the same as the pfile. It would only work if the only line in the pfile would be: ifile=.....

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Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
"fumi" <fumi_at_tpts5.seed.net.tw> wrote in message
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> "Ketan Shah" <shahkn_at_home.com> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó
> news:pQ3J6.50476$B22.12668504_at_news1.rdc2.pa.home.com...
> > in svrmgr do show parameter all. It should show an entry for PFILE and
this
> > is the one which is being used. Also check v$parameter table.
> >
> > "Matthias Hoys" <matthias_at_reference.be> wrote in message
> > news:3af13196$0$43047$456d72a3_at_news.skynet.be...
> > > How can I see which initialization.ora file a currently running
instance is
> > > using ?
> > > Is there a system view to check this ?
>
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> The "show parameter all" doesn't show it. Use "show parameter ifile"
instead.
> It can be found in v$parameter:
>
> select value from v$parameter where name='ifile';
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> It's funny that, it shows null in my Oracle8.1.6 EE on Windows 2k,
> if the database autostart at Windows startup.
> If I restartup using svrmgrl, it shows a value.
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Received on Tue May 08 2001 - 12:22:04 CDT

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