Re: Creating New instance causes PMON error

Make sure that the $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log directory exists or whatever directory you specified in your init.ora or config.ora.

                                        Rick
                                        Rick Wessman
                                        Distributed Data Security
                                        Oracle Corporation
                                        rwessman_at_us.oracle.com

bmolish_at_btsquared.com writes:

>
> Product Version: 7.3
>
> I am in the processes of creating a new instance on
> our HP UX 10.2 box. We currently have 3 others
> working fine. We are using 7.34
> I created a new init.ora file. ( I copied this from
> another instance, and changed the perimeters.)
> I did the same for the configxx.ora & I also modified the listner.ora w/ the
> new SID name.
>
> I then connected internal and ran the crdbxxx.sql
> script. ( I also copied this and changed the
> perams for the new SID I created)
>
> When running the script I get the following error.
> ** SVRMGR> @crdb7UQ4.sql
> Connected to an idle instance.
> ORA-00443: background process "PMON" did not start
> ORA-09922: Can't spawn process - background log
> directory not created properly
> HP-UX Error: 2: No such file or directory
> create database "7UQ4"
> *
> ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
> Disconnected. "

<snip> Received on Wed Jun 03 1998 - 08:27:20 CDT