Re: database instance creation

From the error message it looks like you didn't set the ORACLE_SID environment variable. The password file gets created automatically and the filename consists of orapw and the ORACLE_SID.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

<christopher.lewis_at_ac.com> schreef in berichtnieuws 8gmrdh$qs4$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Hi there - while attempting to run the CREATE DATABASE command, I also
> appear to get the following error message:
>
> CREATE DATABASE msd2
> *
> Error at line 1:
> ORA-01501: CREATE DATABASE failed
> ORA-01990: error opening password file
> 'usr/local/oracle/product/8.1.5/dbs/orapw'
>
> Does anyone know what this password file is, where it gets called from,
> and how I can create it? Thanks...
>
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Received on Sat May 27 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT