Re: password file question

From: <buckeye714_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 02:59:17 GMT
Message-ID: <8tqla2$5ba$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <8tqai6$s9a$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>, maleform_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I am new to Oracle and am trying to understand how Oracle determines
> where the password file for a particular database SID is located and
> what the name of it is. I assumed it may be something in the pfile
but
> did not see anything. How exactly does 8i know where the password
file
> is located and what its name is? Thanks very much.
>
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If I am not mistaken, it has to be referenced in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs, at least on UNIX. On most of our databases, the password file is in the pfile directory, but we have a link in the $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory that points to it.

HTH,
Patrick

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Before you buy. Received on Wed Nov 01 2000 - 20:59:17 CST