What happens if you use the correct full syntax? CREATE PFILE = 'my_init.ora' FROM SPFILE = 's_params.ora'; I have seen problem reports before where changing the command to use the full syntax worked. HTH -- Mark D Powell -- -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Niall Litchfield Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 5:34 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: More spfile goodness A while back we had a conversation about the advisability or not of using spfiles. IIRC what I suggested was sensible if you were going to use them was that you create a backup first using the create pfile from spfile command. I ran into this today SQL> create pfile from spfile; create pfile from spfile * ERROR at line 1: ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [733], [538970160], [pga heap], [], [], [], [], [] The 733 argument shows that is essentially an out of memory condition, the second argument is the amount of memory in bytes requested! This is apparently due to a corrupt spfile - per support. Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission +44 117 975 7805 ********************************************************************** This email contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. Any dissemination, distribution, copyright or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------