Hi Mate, Password file plays key role in operating systems, Keep Linux password files as "orapw$ORACLE_SID" and WIndows password help as "PWD$ORACLE_SID.ora". HTH. Nassyam Basha. www.oracle-ckpt.com On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 9:44 PM, Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > thankyou all for help. > I think the main tips that repeated a few time were keeping the case the > same and copying the password file over to the standby rather than > trying to create it in the standby. The other thing I noticed is that the > password file has different names on Linux and Windows and its not always > clear in someone's writeup which O/S they are talking about - linux is > orapwSID and Windows ? pwdSID I think. > > -- Thanks & Regards, Nassyam Basha. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l