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Subject: Re: global_dbname for Oracle 9i on a Windows 2000 workgroup, not on a domain
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You can change the GLOBAL NAME after the installation after the
database creation with the command,

ALTER DATABASE  
    RENAME GLOBAL_NAME TO xxx.xxx.xxx;

You can see the GLOBAL NAME by querying  GLOBAL_NAME