You can rename the alert log or move it.  Oracle will create a new one the next time it has to write to it.  You don't need to bounce the DB.
 
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: AK [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:54 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: alert log file

for  one of the db over here  alert log is biggggggg .Looks like its never been truncated or backup .
Is it a problem if i just move this alert log file to another directory , will oracle create a new alert log file ?
Do I need to bounce db ?
 
btw its 8.1.6 ( hp-ux )
-ak
 

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