Re: ORACLE_SID - how many characters?
From: <john_w_at_vulcan.mentec.ie>
Date: 24 Mar 94 17:48:20 GMT
Message-ID: <1994Mar24.174820.1_at_vulcan.mentec.ie>
Date: 24 Mar 94 17:48:20 GMT
Message-ID: <1994Mar24.174820.1_at_vulcan.mentec.ie>
In article <19940321.064641.996_at_almaden.ibm.com>, alanb_at_vnet.IBM.COM (Alan Beal) writes:
> I have seen some Oracle manuals state that ORACLE_SID must be 4
> characters or less. But it appears that it can be longer. What
> exactly is the maximum length for ORACLE_SID on UNIX systems?
>
> Alan Beal alanb_at_vnet.ibm.com
> (607)751-2026
If your version of Unix restricts filenames to 14 characters, then ORACLE_SID must be 4 characters or less, otherwise there is no restriction.
John Whistler john_w_at_mentec.ie Received on Thu Mar 24 1994 - 18:48:20 CET