Yep, that's still how it's done. I just did one today :) Finn On 5/19/08, genegurevich@xxxxxxxxxxxx <genegurevich@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello : > > > I need to rename an existing database (10.2.3). In the past (about 10 years > ago and oracle 7) I was able to take the create controlfile command > (via alter database rebuild controlfile to trace), replace the filesystem > name and the database name with a new instance name, rename > all the filesystems accordingly, execute the create controlfile command and > be done. > > As I said I have not done it in about 10 years. Can this still be done like > that? Am I missing anything? > > thank you > > Gene Gurevich > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l