Re: Error in identifying control file

Ge van Geldorp (ge_at_dutlru.tudelft.nl) wrote:
> Hello,
 

> We shipped over a copy of our (Oracle 6.0.36) database to another company.
> All control files, database files etc. were included. They are running the
> exact same version of Oracle. When they try to startup the database, they
> receive an error message "ORA-00205 Error in identifying control file
> ?/dbs/cntrl_at_.dbf". Now, ORACLE_HOME is set correctly, ORACLE_SID is set
> correctly and $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/cntrl$ORACLE_SID.dbf exists and is readable
> by oracle.
> When init.ora is changed to include an explicit path to the control file
> (CONTROL_FILES = ....), it still doesn't work, only the control file name
> in the error message is replaced by the full path.
> Any ideas please?
 

> Ge van Geldorp

When you say that "... ORACLE_HOME is set correctly ..." do you mean that ORACLE was installed with the same absolute path name in both places? Do a 'strings' command on your control file and look at the path name for the files. They should be exactly the same in your company and the other one.

        parris Received on Wed Sep 27 1995 - 00:00:00 CET