Tony, Hmmm, haven't even bothered to look at how 11g installs yet - waiting for another release or two of 11gR2 before we "extreme trailing edge" give it a go. I'm ornery enough to take it on as a challenge. If I can't get the 11g install to do what I want, I'll just thwart it's evil intent with symlinks - love 'em, love 'em, love 'em. "Age and treachery will always prevail over youth and enthusiasm." :^) Heck, we're so trailing edge that one of you clever and enterprising folks will probably have figured it out by the time we do our first 11g install and I'll see it on this list or on MOS. Jack C. Applewhite - Database Administrator Austin I.S.D. - MIS Department 512.414.9250 (wk) / 512.935.5929 (pager) From: "S. Anthony Sequeira" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: 05/11/2010 10:21 AM Subject: Re: a quick poll regarding the 11gR2 OFA Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Tue, May 11, 2010 16:05, japplewhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: [...] > Everything is under /oracle - all database files are under oradata1/SIDx/, [...] > Works very well for us. Doubt if we'll change when we go to 11g. > > /oracle > /admin > /SID1 > /SID2 You'll have to when you go to 11g. :( Your admin directory will be lost in a maze of twisty little Oracle directories. If you do manage to get back to a pre 11g OFA structure, please do let the list know. [...] -- Tony -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l