Re: archive log files

Hi,
1. If you are using closed backups (the database is offline), then you can delete these log files. It is a good practice to keep them for a while. 2. If use on-line backup. You need to backup the tablespaces and then you could delete them. Remember to switch to a new log before you do that. Again keep them for a while.

Ziad
<insane808_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8ecsha$mn1$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> On one of the 8.1.6 databases I'm running I have
> archive log mode running. Its on a wintoy NT box.
> The problem is that the archive destination dir.
> is getting very large in size. There is a fair
> amount of dml being run on this instance. What is
> the easiest way to remove the log files. The box
> is tape backed up cold each night. Can I simply
> just delete the logs or will this screw up the
> database. I want to keep about 2 days worth of
> log files on the machine for backup reasons. Any
> info would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanx
> Jeff
>
>
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Received on Fri Apr 28 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT