No, you didn't miss anything. Whether your database is SE or EE depends on what version of the software you have installed in your ORACLE_HOME. For instance, you could "upgrade" an SE database just by installing EE in a separate home and moving the database to that home directory. No other database changes required. On 12/15/2005 2:59 PM, Peter Sylvester wrote: > Maybe I'm missing something here, but I recently did a 10.2.0.1 SE > install on Linux and created a custom database using dbca, and I don't > recall seeing anything regarding coosing between SE versus EE within > dbca. (I know there is that option for the *software* install). > > I believe I created an SE database, as here's whats in v$version: > > SQL> select * from v$version; > > BANNER > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production > PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production > CORE 10.2.0.1.0 Production > TNS for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production > NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production > > > --Peter --------------- Jason Heinrich Oracle Database Administrator Pensacola Christian College -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l