Re: O/S-Error: (OS 5) Access is denied.

sjz_24_at_hotmail.com (Tina) wrote:

>Hello
>
>I have problem when I set: log_archive_dest_2='LOCATION=\\test\';
>
>Remote box name: test, win2k
>Local box: win2k, oracle 9i
>
>What I've done:
>1. Created same OS account on local box with adminstrator priviledge.
>2. Created same Oracle account with DBA priviledge.
>3. Changed oracle service logon username to the one I created above.
>I was able to map the remote box as a local drive.
>
>But I kept getting error message:
>ORA-09291: sksachk: invalid device specified for archive destination
>OSD-04018: Unable to access the specified directory or device.
>O/S-Error: (OS 5) Access is denied.
>
>Any help would be highly appreciated,
>Tina

It looks like you are trying to write to the server \\test but without specifying a directory on it.. If you have mapped it to a drive letter on the server, use that...but you will need to specify a directory..surely you do not want to try to write to the root of the C: drive...

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