Re: Rename a datafile

HI Joe,

Problem is in mount mode the database knows nothing about tablespaces. I believe you are going to have to say something like:

alter database rename file '/u01/xyz.dbf' to '/u02/xyz.dbf';

Hope this helps,
John

jlacasci_at_wheatonma.edu wrote:

>Okay, I don't have the manuals with me and can't for the life of me
>remember the correct syntax to do this...
>
>Is it:
>
>shutdown database
>startup no noumt (or startup mount)
>alter tablesapce evisions
>rename datafile '/full_path/file_name' to '/full_path/new_name';
>
>I'm on 8.1.6 and this complains saying the database isn't open.
>
>It can't be open to rename a datafile...
>
>Thanks,
>Joe
>

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