Re: Unable to list control files

From: Laurenz Albe <invite_at_spam.to.invalid>
Date: 08 Feb 2006 08:15:43 GMT
Message-ID: <1139386540.573530@proxy.dienste.wien.at>

Mark <maiden.mark_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> When I try to start the DB(10.1.0.3.0), I get the following error :
>
> ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more
> info
>
> I could not view the alert log and then did an ls -l on it and it came
> back like so :
>
> ?--------- 46 daemon 512 72486163054592 1970-01-01 01:16
> alert_gg03.log
>
>
> Then I tried to ls -l in the oradata directory and received the
> following :
>
> /bin/ls: /u01/app/oracle/oradata/gg03/control01.ctl: Permission denied
> /bin/ls: /u01/app/oracle/oradata/gg03/control02.ctl: Permission denied
> /bin/ls: /u01/app/oracle/oradata/gg03/control03.ctl: Permission denied
>
> Even when I use the root user, I get the same error messages.

Since this is an operating system problem you should tell us what operating system you use.

I would guess that your file system is corrupted, or your kernel has got a problem.
The ls -l output is insane enough to justify such a guess.

I would unmount the file system in question and run a file system check.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe Received on Wed Feb 08 2006 - 02:15:43 CST