Re: Working, middle of night

Hi, Linda.
Do not make symbol links - just do

startup mount;
alter database rename file '/oradata/PETS/data1/system01.dbf' to '/opt/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/PETS/data/system01.dbf'; alter database open;

HTH
Vadim Gorbunov
Oracle DBA

Linda Hagedorn wrote:

> Hope someone's around tonight...
>
> I have some datasets in the 'wrong' place, and the database is failing to
> open with this error: Database mounted.
> ORA-01157: cannot identify data file 1 - file not found
> ORA-01110: data file 1: '/oradata/PETS/data1/system01.dbf'
>
> I want to create soft links from the recorded name:
> /oradata/PETS/data1/system01.dbf, to the location where the dataset actually
> resides: /opt/oracle/app/oracle/oradata/PETS/data/system01.dbf
>
> I don't have root, and am reluctant to move the datasets around.
>
> Does someone know the syntax to create a Unix soft-link?
>
> Thanks very much. Linda
>
> PS. The source of the problem is no mystery. In an effort to make space in
> an emergency, files were moved (not by me) to different directories. This
> has been done to a significant number of the files. While this is not
> production, it is QA/Dev, and I'm anxious to put the house back in order.
> This is a temporary situation, and meetings are underway to work out the
> space issues. In the mean time, I need to get this database back on-line,
> and the Unix soft-link is, I think, the least painful way to get the system
> up. I'm looking at 18 hours processing, so if you know the soft-link
> syntax, I'd appreciate knowing it. Thanks.
>
> --
> Author: Linda Hagedorn
> INET: Linda_at_pets.com
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