Hand, Michael T wrote: > The following is from 8/8i. Don't know of things have changed in 9i and > have no database to test against. <snip> Like Ruth mentioned, the NID utility can change both the db name and dbid --> 9i only though. It is simple to use. In a pinch, you can tar and move a db + related software to a new box and use nid to rename/re-id it, then rman can be used successfully etc. http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96652/ch14.htm -- Bricklen Anderson, Database Administrator PresiNET Systems http://www.PresiNET.com Online Demo: https://www.presinet.com/secure/login ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------