Re: Oracle 9.2 spfile catch 22

Dennis,

Did you specify "scope=both" when running "alter system ...."?

Igor Neyman, OCP DBA
ineyman_at_perceptron.com

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> Thanks to everyone for the ideas on the init.ora. You were correct that
the
> answer is indeed with spfile. Now I have discovered a catch-22.
>
> Oracle 9.2, Solaris
>
> 1. If spfile is created with LOG_ARCHIVE_START = true,
> database will not start. Receive the error
> ORA-00439 feature not enabled: Managed Standby
> 2. Creating the spfile with LOG_ARCHIVE_START = false works and the
database
> starts. Issuing
> ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START
> works, but it isn't changed in the spfile, so the next time Oracle is
> bounced, the archiver doesn't start.
>
> This is starting to smell like a bug, but I thought I'd run it past the
list
> on the off-chance someone else has gotten archiving turned on for 9.2.
> Thanks.
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