i dont think you need a relink all. the path is always taken from your env variables so it does not need a relink...
may be on some patch levels you might need a relink. try it w/o relinking and it it works its fine.... i have tried it w/o relinking and it works fine... babu ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 2:51 PM > If I copy the oracle software directories from one machine to another, > should I run "relink all" before using them? This is an 8.1.6.3 > implementation > running under Solaris 2.7. The directory names are different on the new box > (i.e. ORACLE_BASE is not the same), and the O/S patch level is off a little. > > As a test, I moved the oracle software from one directory to another (on the > same > machine), and the database came up fine. I ran "relink all" just to get > familiar > with it; it seems to have worked fine, but it produces a lot of messages and > it's hard > to decide whether they can all be ignored or not. > > Thanks > > > Kurt Wiegand > > IBM Global Services > Cable & Wireless Communications > Vienna VA > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Wiegand, Kurt > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Babu Nagarajan INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).