Can you explain why you get the error "ORA-16433 the database must be opened in r/w mode" ? Apparently, the database is in read-only mode. Hemant On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 4:47 AM, Ed Long <rdhm99a@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > All I want to do is restore the database and restart. I don't want to apply > any logs at all. Even in noarchivelog I should be able to do this. > > Anyway, recover database; returns the following: > 1: RMAN-03002 failure of recover command > 2: ORA-00283 recovery session cancelled due to errors. > 3: RMAN-11003 failure during parse/execution of SQL statement: alter > database recover if needed start until cancel > 4: ORA-00283 recovery session canceled due to errors. > 5: ORA-16433 the database must be opened in r/w mode. > > > > Edward Long > > -- Hemant K Chitale http://hemantoracledba.blogspot.com