When you use alter system archive log current, then your (foreground) session will do the archiving, thus leaving a FGRD record in your v$archived_log view.
Tanel. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:49 PM > Dear Gurus, > > What is the difference FGRD and ARCH in v$archived_log.creator column. > I understand FGRD is foreground process. Exactly in what scenario the value will > be populated as FGRD? > > I see something like below in my db. > select recid,creator from v$archived_log > RECID CREATOR > ----- ------- > 1 FGRD > 2 ARCH > 3 ARCH > 4 ARCH > 5 ARCH > 6 ARCH > 7 ARCH > 8 FGRD > 8 rows selected > > > > -- > 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: Tanel Poder 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).