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Re: I still don't understand the database concept but

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:11:38 -0000
Message-ID: <3e5641ac$0$822$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net>


"Mark D Powell" <Mark.Powell_at_eds.com> wrote in message news:2687bb95.0302210646.49355461_at_posting.google.com...
> That is a possibility though most locations I have talked to have not
> converted yet. On UNIX I would look for the oratab file to see what
> was in it. On an NT system there is probably something similar, and
> you can look at the task manager to see what is running. The problem
> would be finding defined but not started instances and their
> databases. The Oracle home structure itself might provide clues
> especially if an OFA style structure was followed.

On an NT system each database will have an associated service oracleservice<sidname> which will be started or not.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
Received on Fri Feb 21 2003 - 09:11:38 CST

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