Re: Asterisks in init.ora parameters

  • From: Paul Baumgartel <paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:34:50 -0400

CREATE PFILE FROM SPFILE produces this format. I think the * is meaningful
in RAC systems where instances might share a pfile, and the * means the
value is valid for all instances. Correct me if I'm wrong, anyone!

On 9/27/05, Adams, Matthew (GE Consumer & Industrial) <MATT.ADAMS@xxxxxx>
wrote:
>
>
> Anybody ever seen a init.ora file in an init.ora file that looks like
>
> *.db_block_size=8192
> *.db_cache_size=256M
>
> etc?
>
> I've never seen an asterisk and period at the beginning of a init.ora line
> before.
>
> I know this is not a spfile, because 'alter system .... scope=spfile'
> command get ORA-32001 errors.
>
> What is the significance of the asterisk and period?
>
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