Re: How to recover controlfile for OMF database?

On Wed, 07 May 2003 22:41:00 +0200, Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_nospam.demon.nl> wrote:

>On Wed, 07 May 2003 20:26:15 GMT, Peter <peter_at_nomorenewsspammin.ca>
>wrote:
>
>>My whole database wascreated sing OMF oracle-managed files.
>>After shutting down and restarting I got the following message:
>>
>>
>>SQL> alter database mount;
>>alter database mount
>>*
>>ERROR at line 1:
>>ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more
>>info
>>
>>
>>How do you actualy recover controlfiles for an OMF database? I
>>thought Oracle is doing everything and should be able to finds its own
>>controlfiles.
>>
>>
>>
>You should prefer reading manuals, above ASSUMEing something you
>didn't verify. You should also do as instructed in the error message
>BEFORE posting.

How do you know I didn't?

>You are becoming quite a bore in the newsgroup as you basically misuse
>it as a first resort, prior to doing your homework properly
>
>

This is my 24/7 job, not my homework. Please give some respect to yourself.    Received on Wed May 07 2003 - 23:40:51 CDT