Probably you are using dataguard, but that is a guess. Since the term standby pre-dates Oracle offering any such product, it might be helpful to getting an answer to tell us a little bit more about what you are doing. If you are indeed talking about dataguard, I'd be surprised if that is not in the dataguard administrator guide. _____ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J. Dex Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 10:11 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Command to apply archive logs on standalone What is the command to start applying archive log on a standalone standby database? I can't find it in the docs. _____ Get ideas on sharing photos from people like you. Find new ways to share. Get Ideas Here! <http://www.windowslive.com/explore/photogallery/posts?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Pho to_Gallery_082008>