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db_name


Oracle 11.1.0:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 10.2.0:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 10.1.0:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 9.2.0:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 8.1.7:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 8.0.6:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Oracle 7.3.4:

Parameter Name:db_name
Description:database name specified in CREATE DATABASE
Type:CHAR Obsoleted:FALSE
Can ALTER SESSION:FALSE Can ALTER SYSTEM:FALSE

Related Error Messages:

ORA-00114: missing value for system parameter SERVICE_NAMES
    Cause: No value was specified for the SERVICE_NAMES system parameter, nor for the DB_NAME parameter.

    Action: Add an SERVICE_NAMES or DB_NAME definition to the INIT.ORA file. By default, SERVICE_NAMES is the value of DB_NAME unless SERVICE_NAMES is explicitly specified.

ORA-01506: missing or illegal database name

    Cause: No db_name INIT.ORA aprameter was specified.

    Action: The database name must be given in the db_name INIT.ORA parameter.

ORA-16254: change db_name to %s in the client-side parameter file (pfile)

    Cause: An ALTER DATABASE RECOVER TO LOGICAL STANDBY new-dbname command was successfully executed without a server parameter file (spfile).

    Action: The client-side parameter file must be edited so that db_name is set to the given name before mounting the database again.


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