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NLS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT changing automatically and randomlly

I am using Oracle 11gR2. My nls_timestamp_format is changing randomly from dd-mon-rr to yyyy/mm/dd. Does anyone have any clue why this is happening?
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Oracle database uses wrong parameter file

When I try to startup my Oracle database I get the following error: LRM-00109: could not open parameter file '/opt/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/dbs/initjicdbaex.ora' The /dbs directory in my ...
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Create Oracle ASM Disks Without Installing Oracle

I have been asked to setup workstations (VMs) for an instructor's Oracle 11g R2 Workshop. I am finding the documentation that was downloaded from the Oracle Academy site extremely underwhelming. I am ...
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How to connect multiple users/schemas in Oracle 11g?

I'm almost new user to databases, so I think I'm doing something wrong. I have the database created. I created 3 users, 1 it's an Admin, 2 are just users. I created 2 roles, 1 for the Admin and 2 ...
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Recover database until cancel without prompt?

The statement: RECOVER DATABASE UNTIL CANCEL prompts once to select the archive log file. Is there a way to pre specify the value so as to be able to use it in a script without prompt? I have ...
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Difference between chained and migrated rows

What is the difference between chained and migrated rows? Also what query should be used to display these rows? (I'm using Oracle 11gR2 database)
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How to compare performances of two databases

There are two database servers and I want to compare their performances. Both have Windows operating system and and Oracle (10.2.0.4 and 11.0.2) database. Both are OLAP databases with 15-20 users ...
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Oracle 11g - Create Database fails?

I've just installed Oracle 11g and linked it to SQL Developer. I want to create a database for my django install. CREATE database 'django'; Error starting at line 1 in command: create database ...
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getting error installing oracle 11gR2: cannot access node

I'm installing Oracle 11.2 on dedicated hosted server (centOS 5.5). I've gone through the Oracle Quick Installation guide diligently. I believe I've set everything up correctly, although I'm not a DBA ...