Hi spfile is a binary file so you cannot do that On 4/26/06, Dean Paul <oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > My question is diffrent, Normally we can open pfile thru vi or any editor > and make changes and restart database.Can we do similar with spfile? > > > >From: "Igor Neyman" <ineyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <tomday2@xxxxxxxxx>,<davidsharples@xxxxxxxxx> > >CC: <oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx>,<gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx>,<oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: RE: How to edit spfile ?/ > >Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:05:10 -0400 > > > >That's strange. > >Any parameter you can change in pfile - you can change in spfile. > > > >Just not with every parameter you can do scope=both (meaning in memory > >and in spfile - immediate effect). > >So, for the the ones you can't - you do scope=spfile and restart the > >database. > > > >________________________________ > > > >From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Thomas Day > >Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:58 PM > >To: davidsharples@xxxxxxxxx > >Cc: oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx; gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Re: How to edit spfile ?/ > > > > > > > >Usually the parameter that I want to change is something that can't be > >changed via ALTER SYSTEM. Very rarely do I get lucky and edit the > >spfile such that the checksum is still valid. The only way that I know > >of to always be able to alter the parameter in spfile is to create a > >pfile from the spfile, edit the pfile, restart the database from the > >pfile and create an spfile from the pfile. > > > >HUGE pain. Not a fan of spfile at all. Only use it when management > >insists. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > >