I have seen similar events on NT oracle databases. I decided to move my
database instances to a UNIX platform.
Amy Davidson wrote in message <7a1hj2$g2t$1_at_nslave1.tin.it>...
>I've spent about 10 years using unix and about
> 2 weeks using NT. My question concerns moving
>a database and then deleting the original files.
>
> This is what I did:
>
>1) alter database backup controlfile to trace;
>2) shutdown normal
>3) copied the data files and log files to new destination.
>4) edited the trace file created in #1 and renamed it
>controlfile.sql. Of course I changed the location of the log
>files and data files in the controlfile.sql.
>5) from svrmgr I did the following:
>startup nomount pfile=\orant\database\test\inittest.ora
>@controlfile.sql
>alter database open resetlogs
>
>The database came up nicely and people are using it and
>I'm generally happy BUT.....
>
>I can't get rid of the original data files. NT tells me that they are
>in use. By WHO? I can't figure out who (or what event) is using
>these files.
>
>Any help would be very nice!
>
>Regards,
>Amy
>
>
Received on Mon Feb 15 1999 - 14:33:08 CST
