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Ora_database_name Differs From Oracle Instance Name (Doc ID 411965.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 05, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.8 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Information in this document applies to any platform.


Goal

To explain the inconsistencies of database names between the results given by :

SQL> select name from v$database;

and

SQL> select ora_database_name from dual;


Solution

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