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ORA-00214: controlfile error [message #383924] Sat, 31 January 2009 07:31 Go to next message
rocky05
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Registered: January 2009
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Hi all,

i am have a serious problem with my oracle 9i database:

when i try to start it up , i get the following error:

ORA-00214: controlfile 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL\CONTROL01.CTL' version 19177
inconsistent with file 'C:\ORACLE\ORADATA\ORCL\CONTROL03.CTL' version 19175


can anyone please help me with a possible solution to the above error?

thank you in advance,
rocky
Re: ORA-00214: controlfile error [message #383926 is a reply to message #383924] Sat, 31 January 2009 09:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Drop the number 3 and copy number 1 to 3.
But it is useless to have 3 control files in the same directory, so you can just drop it and update parameter file.

Regards
Michel

[Updated on: Sun, 01 February 2009 04:38]

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Re: ORA-00214: controlfile error [message #383968 is a reply to message #383924] Sun, 01 February 2009 03:27 Go to previous message
rocky05
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Registered: January 2009
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Thankyou very much for your speedy response Michel, i followed your instructions and now am able to use my database. Smile

Thankyou once again for your help !

rocky
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