With database running (this is assuming you are running on the spfile) Alter system set controlfiles=3D'location1','location2','location3' scope=3Dspfile; Shutdown your instance, Use OS command to copy controlfiles to new location(s) Startup -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christo Kutrovsky Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:28 PM To: oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Control file relocation You have several options. - You can create init.ora and spfiles while your database is down, fro meach other. So you can just create init.ora file, make change, create spfile, remove init.ora file, startup normal. - You can also make the change ahead of time via alter system set control_files =3D ... scope=3Dspfile; then bounce. Christo Kutrovsky Database/System Administrator The Pythian Group On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:58:51 -0500, Seema Singh <oracledbam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > How to relocate controlfile in 9i thru spfile? > thanks >=20 > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l >=20 --=20 Christo Kutrovsky Database/System Administrator The Pythian Group -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l