RE: PFILE location in NT

The
database creation is part of a server build which is restored to every new server. The PFILE parameter is specified but like I said I have been successful in finding the right PFILE only after making the changes and restarting the databases and checking if the changes have taken effect. But I am limited to do this only at night when no one is logged in. Thank God these are not 24x7 databases.
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Hillman, Alex   [mailto:Alex.Hillman_at_usmint.treas.gov]Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001   6:17 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject:   RE: PFILE location in NT
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  was true for versions before 8.1. Beginning with 8.1 default is the same as in   unix - $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
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  Alex
  Hillman   

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    size=2>-----Original Message-----From: DEMANCHE Luc (Cetelem)     [mailto:Luc.Demanche_at_cetelem.fr]Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 6:20     AMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: RE:     PFILE location in NT
    Hi
    Shahid,     

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    class=991361609-03072001>Did you specify a PFILE parameter in your startup     ?
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    not, o<FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial     size=2>n NT, the default location for the     parameter file is ORACLE_HOME\database.  Your database is using the     file in this location.
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    class=991361609-03072001>Luc     

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      d'origine-----De: Shahid Nasir 
      [mailto:shahidnasir_at_emirates.com]Date: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 
      11:30 AMÀ: Multiple recipients of list 
      ORACLE-LObjet: PFILE location in NT
      Hi all, I have two parameter files 
      in two different directories on the same machine. Is there a way I can 
      find out which parameter file is being used by the database.
      One way I tried was to make the changes in one file and 
      see if it takes effect when the database is restarted. but I have more 
      than 52 machines and it will be time consuming to do the same for all 
      machines especially when these machines are on remote 
locations.
      Thanks. Shahid.