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In article <33DC2CDB.4B81_at_wport.com> shimsoft_at_wport.com writes:
>I lost two datafiles that were in the /tmp directory of a Sun Solaris
>2.4 system. I did not know at the time that this directory is never
>backed up and is deleted whenever you do a reboot. I did a reboot and
>lost everything I had in that directory. I can't start the database
>because it keeps looking for the missing datafiles and shuts itself down
>when it can't find them. I tried doing a FORCE and RECOVER start but it
>had no effect. I don't have a backup with the missing datafiles. Is
>there a way to start up the database without those datafiles?
OK, Assuming this is not a troll, what kind of subgenius DBA would put any data or control file on the */tmp* filesystem of a unix box??????????????? And why??
Philip (I think I'm going to regret asking this question)
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