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Tom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> 9.2.0.4 on Linux
>
> Is it possible to rotate the alert log without bouncing the database? I know
> it is for the listener log but i need to rotate an alert log and can't
> really bounce the instance.
>
> I doubt it is possible and can't seem to find a answer in the archives so
> any input would be appreciated.
>
> thanks
>
> Tom
>
>
>
I quite often rename the alert log when it gets to a certain size to
"alert.<date>" and oracle simply recreates a new one the next time it
writes to it.
Received on Thu Jan 15 2004 - 16:55:20 CST