Return-Path: Delivered-To: 2-oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: (qmail 25550 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2007 11:28:29 -0500 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by 69.64.49.119 with SMTP; 11 Sep 2007 11:28:26 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id CDF0A73ECB2; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 23188-09; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 46BF173EC7F; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:48:33 -0400 (EDT) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:03:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 97DD47408FD for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:03:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 15888-10 for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:03:36 -0400 (EDT) Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com (rv-out-0910.google.com [209.85.198.185]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id A27787408E9 for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:03:18 -0400 (EDT) Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id b22so1321480rvf for ; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:41:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=E20hiNN/USdKeCqzWsLmYIKtpjmhS8mMnRFil9YcAl8=; b=PdLj1HjRnYu6ft154/g77luG3ElEmFwzkgqLNBaOwyX3XYNX5EK4SQRrii1gjJtSJS/qr0YtHAYHIlhWgmspW7dUaPhIFkaJYewUZLSmax5hxrodMb3N7G64DIh7O/8ebbf+piFh3Mv8hBwVzw9+JQK/mTP3q4AhjP6PfgEKf4M= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=sypdJUAJ+oMZoyIU0Cit8I+27GyJnQusTgCl13bxWMw23fD+IwHzEN6msNjFrRiblNOKby1xt0cFhX2pHA8n1baqyp2HW2cVmj58V+Qaxn1Av5E5vIItqIbXKrH0zDuVRPNr3MTCrh5FlgSyB8GKHHntiK4Mg2L6+tI4Zp1y5OY= Received: by 10.141.14.14 with SMTP id r14mr2404736rvi.1189525311199; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:41:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.141.20.20 with HTTP; Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:41:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <7765c8970709110841u28b3e30eg9163c7251df5bfe8@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:41:46 +0100 From: "Niall Litchfield" To: piontekdd@yahoo.com, lyallbarbour@sanfranmail.com, oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: Re: controlfiles being updated In-Reply-To: <655186.62039.qm@web80607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline References: <655186.62039.qm@web80607.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-archive-position: 1432 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: niall.litchfield@gmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-to: niall.litchfield@gmail.com List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: oracle-l X-List-ID: oracle-l List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at localhost.localdomain flashback log info. archive log mode changes. I believe the database incarnation. A lot of recovery and structure info basically. On 11/09/2007, Bradd Piontek wrote: > If using RMAN, backup information would be written there. (heck, I tihnk > even i fyou use a catalog, some info is put there). > information on archivelogs are stored there > Adding and removing datafiles, resizing datafiles, new tablespaces. > > I'm sure I'm missing some. > > Bradd > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Lyall Barbour > To: oracle-l@freelists.org > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 8:36:43 AM > Subject: controlfiles being updated > > Hi all, > Just a general question about controlfiles. I was ready the archive > messages for this list and found out that controlfiles are updated everytime > a checkpoint happens. Can anyone list any other reasons an update would > happen to the controlfiles? > > Thanks, > Lyall Barbour > > > > > > > > > -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l