> the switch logfile won't work because Deepak > removed all the logfiles in his test, so if you > try a switch logfile the LGWR process tries to > open the next logfile but it doesn't find it. > > Your advice is valid if by mistake you remove > only the current logfile. Hi Mario IMHO with a bit of common sense the method works. You simply copy non-current redos before doing the switch... The point is: - Oracle opens the members of a group when the group becomes active. - It is possible to force the switch. Take care, Chris -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l