Are we talking network domains or Oracle domains? Because the two are not dependant on each other, AFAIK. Rich -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:16 PM To: gabriel.aragon@xxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Impact caused because Domain Change? init.ora v$parameter.name='db_domain' sqlnet.ora names.default_domain=<mydomain.com> tnsnames.ora may need to replace domain_name in tns alias and in service_name. If you are using HOSTNAME as a names resolution method, you'll need to make sure that the databases have CNAME entries in DNS for the new domain. hth. Pd -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l