Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.nyc.globix.net!news.stealth.net!204.127.161.2.MISMATCH!wn2feed!worldnet.att.net!135.173.83.71!wnfilter1!worldnet-localpost!bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Leroy Bell" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <3BC27725.93151341@strategisconsulting.com> Subject: Re: Sample control_file Lines: 19 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 02:54:16 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.92.219.197 X-Complaints-To: abuse@worldnet.att.net X-Trace: bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net 1002768856 12.92.219.197 (Thu, 11 Oct 2001 02:54:16 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 02:54:16 GMT Organization: AT&T Worldnet Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:120896 X-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 21:01:54 MST (news.easynews.com) Amadou, The control_file is created as a result of creating an instance for the database. Check your configuration settings within the init.ora file to ensure the path for the control file is accurate. If not currently available, ensure that an alert file is being created as well. Leroy Bell Oracle DBA "Amadou O. Wane" wrote in message news:3BC27725.93151341@strategisconsulting.com... > Greetings, > When I create a database, the process fail in the middle and no > control_file is created. Where can I find a sample control_file? > > Thanks. >