Shutdown and archivelog mode

2001-09-03 Thread Sajid Iqbal
) Due to this when I try to put it archivelog mode after shutdown abort I get a message saying that the database can't be put into archivelog mode because recovery is needed. TIA -- Sajid Iqbal -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Sajid Iqbal INET

Re: Shutdown and archivelog mode

2001-09-03 Thread Saurabh Sharma
try to shutdown the database using shutdown immediate, it just sits there for ages.. (left it for 30 mins). I've cancelled this and done a shutdown abort. (tried normal shutdown after that, same) Due to this when I try to put it archivelog mode after shutdown abort I get a message saying

Re: Shutdown and archivelog mode

2001-09-03 Thread A. Bardeen
Sajid, The db must be cleanly shutdown (normal or immediate) in order to change the archivelog mode. A shutdown immediate may not shutdown immediately for several reasons, most commonly: 1. There is an uncommitted transaction that needs to roll back. 2. SMON is deallocating temp segments