mmm.. how about your oratab? - sent from my iPhone On Monday, October 25, 2010, Guilherme Raymo Longo <grlongo.ireland@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mates, one last question I hope....I've followed all the steps required to > change a database name.The procedure is exausting and after all the effort I > cannot startup the database and this is the output: > > > SQL> CONNECT SYS/ORACLE AS SYSDBAConnected to an idle instance.SQL> > STARTUPORA-01078: failure in processing system parametersLRM-00109: could not > open parameter file > '/usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/dbs/initXE.ora' > > One thing is that initXE.ora does not exist anymore, I have initLIN.ora > because I changed my database name to LIN. I am gonna describe all the > process and if someone could point me where I could change the parameter to > fix my problem. > > 1 - $ORACLE_HOME, $PATH and $ORACLE_SID set properly. $ORACLE_SID = LIN > 2 - COMMANDS:sqlplus / as sysdbaSQL> connect sys/ORACLE as sysdbaSQL> > SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATE > SQL> STARTUP MOUNT > nid TARGET=SYS/ORACLE@XE DB_NAME=LIN SET_NAME=YES > > all good so far, then... > SQL> startup mountSQL> alter system set db_name=linner scope=spfile > > orapwd file=$oracle_home/dbs/pwdLIN.ora password=ORACLE > TSNAMES.ORA:# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File:LIN = (DESCRIPTION = > (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = LAPcasa)(PORT = 1521)) > (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = LIN) ) ) > > EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = > (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = > PLSExtProc) > (PRESENTATION = RO) ) ) > LISTENER.ORA# listener.ora Network Configuration File:SID_LIST_LISTENER > = (SID_LIST = > (SID_DESC = (SID_NAME = PLSExtProc) (ORACLE_HOME = > /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server) (PROGRAM = > extproc) ) ) > > LISTENER = (DESCRIPTION_LIST = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = > IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE)) (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = > LAPcasa)(PORT = 1521)) > ) ) > DEFAULT_SERVICE_LISTENER = (LIN) > > I am missing someting? > > > > -- Karl Arao karlarao.wordpress.com karlarao.tiddlyspot.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l