Re: Instance fails to start

try giving pfile = ....

Bp
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> Hi All!
>
> I have encounterd an interesting problem after attempting to make a
> change in my parameter file. I made a minor change in the date format,
> and upon shutting down (normal) and starting up, an error in the format
> was reported. I changed the format back to it's original form so that
> there was no diff between the original pfile and the current one, and
> attempted to restart, and I receive the following error:
>
> SQL> startup
> ORA-24323: value not allowed
> ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
>
> There is nothing interesting in the alert log, and I see the same error
> with a startup nomount.
>
> Any ideas as to what is going on?
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
> Bill Tantzen
> University of Minnesota Libraries
> tantz001_at_tc.umn.edu
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