Re: Oracle base

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:28:57 -0800, "ana" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote:

>"David E. Grove" <david_grove_at_correct.state.ak.us> wrote in message
>news:10se9l494r5mt87_at_corp.supernews.com...
>>
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>> But that still leaves me wondering why the Oracle Installation Guide
>> suggests "db_1" be included in the Oracle home directory. For example,
>the
>> Installation Guide suggests the following as the Oracle home directory:
>> "${ORACLE_BASE}/product/10.1.0/db_1"
>>
>> What am I missing?
>
>I don't know for sure because Oracle did not consult with me on this topic,
>but I speculate the "_1" was included to keep the directory names in a
>consistent format when a 2nd DB is created.
>

But that begs the question (and I think this is what David was getting at) of why create a db-specific directory, regardless of what you name it, within ORACLE_HOME in the first place? Thanks.

• Ed Stevens

Cohn's Law: The more time you spend in reporting on what you are doing, the less time you have to do anything. Stability is achieved when you spend all your time doing nothing but reporting on the nothing you are doing. Received on Mon Dec 20 2004 - 13:49:10 CST