Re: Starting Oracle on Unix Reboot

Thanks for the info Billy, I checked the SID and it's the name of the database that we are running and it is the same as the SID indicated in the listener.
Is that what it is supposed to be?

Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote in message news:<als0p6$ium$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>...
> audrey wrote:
>
> > I am sure the ORACLE_HOME is correct, however I am not so sure about
> > the ORACLE_SID
>
> You should be. Or else it will not work.
>
> > I would assume they are the both correct, because when I reconfigure
> > the database, it runs fine. I just find it odd that you would need to
> > reconfigure the database everytime the computer reboots.
>
> Nope. This is not reconfiguring the database, but configuring the operating
> system environment so that the Oracle software knows where to find stuff
> (ORACLE_HOME) and what the database identifier (ORACLE_SID) is.
>
> IMO it is a huge mistake to use DBAssist to create databases. Use command
> line. Write scripts. Do it properly. GUI's are intended for novices and the
> clueless. It hides away the complexity and the flexibility that a Real
> Administrator needs to deal with in a real production environment.
Received on Fri Sep 13 2002 - 12:57:42 CDT