Re: data files moved ?

moros_at_hcal.com (Mike) wrote:

>this sounds a little crazy, but i don't know what really happened so
>it may be ok...
>
>oracle data files (specifically the .dbf files for an application's
>tablespaces) are not where they are supposed to be.
>
>the file was: /database/oradata/DEV/rcrrun1.dbf
>
>now it is:
>/apps/app/oracle/product/7.3.2/dbs/databaseoradataDEVrcrrun1.dbf
>
>I don't know if UNIX moved this, or oracle moved this...the database
>is up and running with all data intact, all necessary files are ok and
>active, users can connect, shut-down and start-up works ok and the
>control file trace shows that the instance knows about these files.
>
>any ideas ?????????????????
>
>ps: Oracle 7.3.2, Solaris 2.5, Sun UNIX
 Other than 'Midnight DBA Patrol' maybe someone created an 'alias' to the old place...( or whatever the UNIX equivalent of an alias is )

To reply please remove the 'nospam' part of the address Received on Fri Aug 21 1998 - 16:15:34 CDT