Hi
The database must be mounted and in exclusive mode in order to turn archiving on. You need to do a: startup mount exclusive then: alter database archivelog then: alter database open Ben -----Original Message----- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: October 28, 2003 2:34 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi List, Could someone help me to figure out what is going on here? I am trying to change db from NOARCHIVELOG --> ARCHIVELOG. SQL> archive log list Database log mode No Archive Mode Automatic archival Enabled Archive destination /u02/arch Oldest online log sequence 966 Current log sequence 968 SQL> shutdown Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down. SQL> startup mount ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 1409298592 bytes Fixed Size 73888 bytes Variable Size 374722560 bytes Database Buffers 1024000000 bytes Redo Buffers 10502144 bytes Database mounted. SQL> alter database archivelog; alter database archivelog * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01126: database must be mounted EXCLUSIVE and not open for this operation Thanks Sami -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ben INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
