Right, you can add/remove entries but the changes won't take effect until instance restart. I *assume* the same goes for edits but haven't tested it. Don. On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Lyall personal < lyallbarbour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In the oracle database installation guide 11.1 for Linux it says > 4.2.6.2 > Note: if you remove an NFS path that Oracle Database is using, then you > must restart the database for the change to be effective > > HTH > Lyall > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. > *From: *Hsieh, Joan > *Sent: *Wednesday, December 18, 2013 1:32 PM > *To: *oracle_l > *Reply To: *Joan.Hsieh@xxxxxxxxx > *Subject: *generic question regarding oranfstab > > Hi all, > > > > This question is on behalf of our sys admin. He has a question that we are > unable to answer it. Hope someone might know it. > > > > Is it possible to remove entries such as these: > > export: /vol/fin_stage_db01/fin_stage_db0 mount: /FINSTG1 > from the oranfstab without having to restart the database? The database > is up running, to add/remove entries from oranfstab, do we need to bounce > the database? > Thanks, > > > > Joan > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- Don Seiler http://www.seiler.us