Fahd, According to the Database Reference manual, FGRD means that this archived log was registered by a foreground process. This is done via the ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG command. The server process which issued the command then archives the specified REDO log file. Douglas Hawthorne > would anybody plz tell me what is the differenct between FGRD and ARCH. > I have consulted the oracle documentation but in vain. > Fahd ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------