Hi, I'm using 9.0.1 on win2000. When a database is created using configuration assistant, two init files are created: one in ORA_HOME/database, and the other in ORA_HOME/admin/SID/pfile. Here are my questions:
1. what's the difference between these two, why created two copies. 2. the one in ORA_HOME/database has strange format ef: *.variable=value, why? 3. how to find out which init file the db is using, assuming the db cannot be mounted. I got a problem that the alert.log keeps telling me the control file cannot be found. ORA-00202: controlfile: 'c:\ora_9i\oradata\small\datafile\small.ctl' (I didn't specify this path in both init file, where did Oracle get this directory???) O/S-Error: (OS 2) The system cannot find the file specified. Since db is not mounted yet, I cannot use show parameter pfile. So how do I know which init file Oracle is reading? Thank you! Leslie __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Leslie Lu 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).
