This was the laugh I needed!!! LOL LOL=20 DBA humor is so dry. Lisa -----Original Message----- From: Niall Litchfield [mailto:n-litchfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 9:36 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Shooting yourself in the spfile Don't you just love it when a demo goes even better than you anticipated ORA-00381: cannot use both new and old parameters for buffer cache size spe=3D cification SQL> oops SP2-0042: unknown command "oops" - rest of line ignored. SQL> create spfile from pfile 2 ; create spfile from pfile * ERROR at line 1: ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [908], [], [], [], [], [], [], [] :(=3D20 Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission +44 117 975 7805=3D20 ********************************************************************** This email contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. Any dissemination, distribution, copyright or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- "The sender believes that this E-Mail and any attachments were free of = any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and/or malicious code when sent. This = message and its attachments could have been infected during = transmission. By reading the message and opening any attachments, the = recipient accepts full responsibility for taking proactive and remedial = action about viruses and other defects. The sender's business entity is = not liable for any loss or damage arising in any way from this message = or its attachments." ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------