Maybe your using an spfile? Login via sqlplus and type SQL> show parameter spfile If it shows a value then your using spfiles. So to change the number of processes you'll need to: alter system set processes = 100 scope=spfile; Then bounce your instance. On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Zelli, Brian <Brian.Zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We have an 3 instances of 10g on a windows server. I needed to change the > number of processes. So I edited the init file, changed the processes, saved > it and then bounced the instance. When I do a v$parameter on processes, I > still get the old number. What the heck is wrong? Do I have to stop the > service at all? Restart it before I bring up the database? I did set the > sid for that instance before I logged in. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l