unable to create database

From: News server <paul.scrivens_at_opus-portfolio.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 15:47:53 -0000
Message-ID: <84vtjj$2ql$1@news.ipcenta.net>

Hi Folks,

We are having trouble creating an 8.1.5 database on NT: -

SVRMGR> CREATE DATABASE DEMO
     2> LOGFILE 'r:\Oracle\oradata\DEMO\redo01.log' SIZE 1024K,
     3>     'r:\Oracle\oradata\DEMO\redo02.log' SIZE 1024K
     4> MAXLOGFILES 32
     5> MAXLOGMEMBERS 2
     6> MAXLOGHISTORY 1
     7> DATAFILE 'D:\Oracle\oradata\DEMO\system01.dbf' SIZE 50M REUSE
     8> MAXDATAFILES 254
     9> MAXINSTANCES 1
    10> CHARACTER SET WE8ISO8859P1
    11> NATIONAL CHARACTER SET WE8ISO8859P1;

CREATE DATABASE DEMO
*

ORA-01501: CREATE DATABASE failed
ORA-00200: controlfile could not be created
ORA-00202: controlfile: 'r:\Oracle\oradata\DEMO\control01.ctl'
ORA-27040: skgfrcre: create error, unable to create file
OSD-04002: unable to open file
O/S-Error: (OS 5) Access is denied.

svrmgrl is complaining that it does not have permission to create files on a network mapped drive. We have checked permissions and they seem OK and we can create files manually in the target directories. If we run the same scripts putting the files on local drives all seems OK. We have also tried mapping an area of a local drive and use that for database files - we got the same access denied messages !

Any ideas ?

Paul Scrivens
paul.scrivens_at_opus-portfolio.co.uk Received on Wed Jan 05 2000 - 09:47:53 CST