You're missing the equal sign: export ORACLE_SID=temp2 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chirag DBA Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 1:23 PM To: Oracle-L Freelists; askdba@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: oracle sid How will you change the ORACLE_SID in UNIX? export ORACLE_SID temp2 echo $ORACLE_SID temp What I m missing? Regards - Chirag Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.