You are not missing any steps.
Before you can backup log you have to begin a new backup history with a complete data 
backup.
kind regards,
Uwe


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Filip Sergeys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 12:06 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: autolog_on -> databackup missing
>
>
>Hi,
>
>I just recovered a database with:
>db_activate RECOVER FULLBAKCUP
>recover_start ARCH LOG 740
>recover_replace ...
>....
>recover_ignore
>util_release
>db_online
>
>I now want to switch on autologging 
>autlog_on ARCH
>
>but I get an error message:
>ERR
>-24988,ERR_SQL: sql error
>-126,Databackup missing (Backuphistory lost)
>
>It only seems to work if I make a complete backup first. This is
>somewhat annoying to do because:
>a) the backup is big.
>b) This system is a copy of production system that get synchronised
>every night with the added complexity that during the day changes are
>made to that copy database
>So every night I reintialize the database, import the fullbackup plus
>all additional archived logs created on production ever since.
>
>If, additionally, I need to create a complete backup of that freshly
>installed copy, before I'm able to switch on autologging, it will take
>very long to run the entire process.
>
>In the documentation I could not exactly find that a fullbackup is
>needed before you can switch on autologging. This leads me to suggest I
>am missing something, but I don't know what. Who does or who can point
>me to the relevant information?
>
>Thanx in advance,
>
>Regards,
>
>Filip Sergeys
>
>
>
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