Listers, Here is a little summary of commands to identify the bit version of an o/s and 2 methods of identifying whether a database is a 32 bit or 64 bit installation
Operating System Compaq Tru 64 - will be 64 bit HP-UX /usr/sbin/swlist | grep -E '32|64' returns HPUXEng64RT B.11.00.01 English HP-UX 64-bit Runtime Environment if 64 bit Sun isalist -v If the return contains the phrase 'sparcv9' then it is a 64 bit o/s Oracle Version To check Oracle version - 2 methods do a file on $ORACLEHOME/bin/oracle returns either ELF-32 or ELF-64 executable Within sqlplus desc v$session and look for the definition of saddr (if raw(4) then 32 bit else if raw(8) 64 bit) John Hallas Office: ( 016356 ) 77929 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: 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).