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Name of the Database [message #237921]

Wed, 16 May 2007 02:35

rsreddy28
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Registered: May 2007

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Hello,

I was asked " How do you find the name of the database at the OS level in LINUX and also how do you find how many databases you have in the server at the OS level.

Can somebody help me in this regard plz.

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Re: Name of the Database [message #237955 is a reply to message #237921]

Wed, 16 May 2007 03:37

Mohammad Taj
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Registered: September 2006
Location: Dubai, UAE

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Hi,

YOu can check ORATAB file for how many database or instance name.

Regards
Taj

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Re: Name of the Database [message #237962 is a reply to message #237955]

Wed, 16 May 2007 03:49

jai_subi
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Registered: May 2007
Location: Chennai

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To Find the databases at os level: oratab

Location of oratab:

Linux: /etc/oratab
Solaris: /var/opt/oracle/oratab

Rgds,
Subha.D.

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Re: Name of the Database [message #424443 is a reply to message #237921]

Fri, 02 October 2009 07:44

mohd_dba
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Registered: October 2009

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For every new database creation we need to specify the entry in Oratab.

You can check the location like /etc/oratab.

Thanks,
Afroze.

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Re: Name of the Database [message #424448 is a reply to message #424443]

Fri, 02 October 2009 07:51

Michel Cadot
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Registered: March 2007
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Will you add a new (useless) post to all old and closed topics?
Let them alone and answer to the new ones.

Regards
Michel

[Updated on: Fri, 02 October 2009 07:52]

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Re: Name of the Database [message #426599 is a reply to message #424448]

Fri, 16 October 2009 16:14

scripter
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Registered: October 2009
Location: India

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To know the database running at OS level

$ps -ef | grep pmon

To know the database at OS level

$cat /ect/oratab

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