Can I use symbolic links pointing to the raw device to create my database.
Try it, should not be a problem... not so sure.
Amar "There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."
I think u can do it.... see this: http://www.sun.com/solutions/bluepri...3/817-1048.pdf ----------------------------------------------------------- What happened when the computer fell on the floor? It slipped a disk.
You don't mention your O/S.... On Compaq Alpha (and I believe Solaris) the answer is Yes. The file_name in dba_data_files looks like a file system name but is really a link to raw.
you can but not recommendable, if link breaks your database might need recovery
What possible scenarios would cause a symbolic link to break?
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