Re: changing computer name

apart from Tnsnames.ora, u will need to chane the machine name in the host file too

Nilima

bwin0_at_my-dejanews.com wrote:

> In article <01be7253$a8005a40$54bba8c0_at_dale>,
> "Dale Leung" <dalel_at_eudoramail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have Oracle Server running on Window NT Server with a couple of
> Windows
> > 95 clients. Changing the NT computer name makes the clients stop
> working -
> > my question is how do I change cllent setting to point to the "new"
> NT
> > computer name? Thanks for your help.
> >
> >Hi, There is a file called TNSNAMES.ORA that is located in the
>
> c:\orant\network\admin directory. This file has the host strings that
> you
> can connect to. In that file you will find the machine name of the
> server or
> an IP address (most places use the machine name) along with the sid.
> Just
> edit the file in notepad and change the old machine name to the new
> one. You
> will need to do this on all of the clients (or change one file and
> distribute
> that) Bruce
>
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Received on Tue May 04 1999 - 10:48:01 CDT