but the real point is what parameter are you tryingto set that need to be done in a way of convertingto pfile. all types of parameters can be set in an spfile including "_"'s 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" >To: , >CC: ,, >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