RE: locating the init.ora

  • From: Branimir Petrovic <BranimirP@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 12:56:35 -0400

> I have inherited a w2k database that has multiple 
> oracle/admin/<sid> where
> the <sid> has multiple versions for the dump file structure.  
> Is there SQL I
> can use to locate which init.ora is being used?

Run regedit, inside HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Oracle\HOME_N
(_N can be 0, 1, ... ), look for ORA_<SID>_PFILE key. String
points to pfile/spfile used for SID's strartup. Open and check 
for IFILE parameter redirection (if any).

Branimir 
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