Hi, Thanks for the info, so the archive log will start automatically every instance start? regards, Sin ----- Original Message ----- From: Leyi Zhang To: all_about_oracle@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:38 AM Subject: Re: How to turn on Archive redo log mode for 10g use log_archive_dest_n parameter. log_archive_start is obsoleted in 10g. remove this parameter from your spfile or pfile. On 5/26/05, Oracle < all_about_oracle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi, Do you guys know how to turn on Archive redo log mode for 10g, I alter my database already, here is my pfile created from my spfile. I have this error ORA-16019: cannot use db_recovery_file_dest with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE _DUPLEX_DEST *.db_name='Ora10g' *.db_recovery_file_dest='C:\MyOracle\product\flash_recovery_area' *.db_recovery_file_dest_size=2147483648 *.dispatchers='(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=Ora10gXDB)' *.log_archive_dest='C:\MyOracle\oradata\Ora10g\archive' *.log_archive_start=TRUE *.undo_management='AUTO' *.undo_tablespace='UNDOTBS1' *.utl_file_dir='C:\MyOracle\oradata\utl' Thanks and Regards, Sin -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- Kamus <kamusis@xxxxxxxxx> Oracle8i & 9i Certified DBA from China -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l