Sorry, let me clarify... 10g (in WIN, sorry don't have a 10g UNIX setup at the moment): SQL> show parameter log_archive_dest NAME TYPE VALUE ------------------------------------ ----------------- log_archive_dest string log_archive_dest_1 string log_archive_dest_10 string log_archive_dest_2 string log_archive_dest_3 string log_archive_dest_4 string log_archive_dest_5 string log_archive_dest_6 string log_archive_dest_7 string log_archive_dest_8 string log_archive_dest_9 string SQL> show parameter recover NAME TYPE VALUE ------------------------------------ ----------- db_recovery_file_dest string c:\oracle\rob10gr2_backup db_recovery_file_dest_size big integer 2G SQL> select dest_name, destination from v$archive_dest; DEST_NAME DESTINATION -------------------- ------------------------- LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_3 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_4 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_5 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_6 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_7 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_8 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_9 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_10 USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST -- Look at pertenant directories -- flash recovery area, has an archived redo log (just did a log switch). Directory of C:\oracle\rob10gr2_backup\ROB10GR2\ARCHIVELOG\2007_08_18 08/18/2007 08:09 PM <DIR> . 08/18/2007 08:09 PM <DIR> .. 08/18/2007 08:09 PM 5,275,136 O1_MF_1_139_3DH9MMTK_.ARC -- NO archivelogs in $OH/dbs or $OH/database Now, look at 11g, something look out of wack here...?: NAME TYPE VALUE ------------------------------------ ----------- log_archive_dest string log_archive_dest_1 string log_archive_dest_10 string log_archive_dest_2 string log_archive_dest_3 string log_archive_dest_4 string log_archive_dest_5 string log_archive_dest_6 string log_archive_dest_7 string log_archive_dest_8 string log_archive_dest_9 string log_archive_dest_state_1 string enable log_archive_dest_state_10 string enable log_archive_dest_state_2 string enable log_archive_dest_state_3 string enable log_archive_dest_state_4 string enable log_archive_dest_state_5 string enable log_archive_dest_state_6 string enable log_archive_dest_state_7 string enable log_archive_dest_state_8 string enable log_archive_dest_state_9 string enable SQL> show parameter db_recover NAME TYPE VALUE ------------------------------------ ----------- db_recovery_file_dest string /oracle01/flash_recovery_area db_recovery_file_dest_size big integer 2G -- -- what is log_archive_dest_1 doing set????? -- select dest_name, destination from v$archive_dest; DEST_NAME DESTINATION ------------------------------ LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 /oracle/app/oracle/product/11.1.0/db_1/dbs/arch LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_2 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_3 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_4 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_5 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_6 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_7 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_8 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_9 LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_10 USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST It is archiving to both locations ... Robert G. Freeman Oracle Consultant/DBA/Author Principal Engineer/Team Manager The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Father of Five, Husband of One, Author of various geeky computer titles from Osborne/McGraw Hill (Oracle Press) Oracle Database 11g New Features Now Available for Pre-sales on Amazon.com! BLOG: http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com/ Sig V1.2 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of LS Cheng Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 7:31 PM To: robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l Subject: Re: 11g Archive Logs? Hi Robert By default if we dont specify log_archive_dest the archved logs goes to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs, is that what you mean? Thanks -- LSC On 8/19/07, Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Any of you fine people install 11g yet and find that your new 11g database was creating archived redo logs in $ORACLE_HOME/dbs?? I've got a database that I created with the DBCA that is doing just that, and I'll be darned if I can figure out why. RF Robert G. Freeman Oracle Consultant/DBA/Author Principal Engineer/Team Manager The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Father of Five, Husband of One, Author of various geeky computer titles from Osborne/McGraw Hill (Oracle Press) Oracle Database 11g New Features Now Available for Pre-sales on Amazon.com! BLOG: http://robertgfreeman.blogspot.com/ Sig V1.2 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l