Oracle FAQ | Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid |
![]() |
![]() |
Home -> Community -> Usenet -> c.d.o.misc -> Re: Renaming a Database
No James there is no way to change the name. You should recreate the
database
James Lewthwaite wrote in message <36D727EA.3184BBDC_at_gte.net>...
>Hello all,
> I am Using Oracle8 for Novell. When I install the Database it creates
>a seed database with a <SID> of ORCL and a DB name of ORACLE. If I
>change this in the init<>.ora I get a database name mismatch.
>
>Do I need to drop the seed db and create a new one or is there an easy
>way to rename it???
>
>Jimmy
Received on Fri Feb 26 1999 - 21:03:01 CST
![]() |
![]() |