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Why can't I write to spfile?

unknown-1052419Nov 28 2013 — edited Nov 28 2013

Hi all,

11.2.0.1

Our PROD database is operating 24x7 and if you request for downtime it must be short time only.

For example I need to change our db to OS logging. So your update to init.ora or spfile must be accurate and fast.

Can you explian why I can not update online my spfile, So that I can bounce back fast instead of editing a pfile?

This what I did:

C:\Users>sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Thu Nov 28 18:40:41 2013

Copyright (c) 1982, 2010, Oracle.  All rights reserved.


Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup

ORA-01821: date format not recognized

SQL> startup pfile='d:\initorcl.ora';

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area  535662592 bytes

Fixed Size                  1375792 bytes

Variable Size             318767568 bytes

Database Buffers          209715200 bytes

Redo Buffers                5804032 bytes

Database mounted.

Database opened.


SQL> create spfile from pfile='d:\initorcl.ora';

File created.

SQL> alter system set audit_file_dest='local0.info';

alter system set audit_file_dest='local0.info'

                                             *

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-02096: specified initialization parameter is not modifiable with this

option

SQL> alter system set audit_file_dest='local0.info' scope=spfile;

alter system set audit_file_dest='local0.info' scope=spfile

*

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-32001: write to SPFILE requested but no SPFILE is in use

So I need to bounce the database so I can write to my spfile?

Thanks,

petra k.

This post has been answered by Nicolas Gasparotto on Nov 28 2013
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