>We are using the Standard edition, so no DataGuard and we >would like to have a standby database. Hi Luc Standby is certainly available in Standard Edition. Managed Standby/DataGuard isn't so you have to roll your own. I have a presentation/case study at my site which may or may not be helpful, together with some shell scripts for what Mladen would no doubt call an imitation operating system. Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission +44 117 975 7805 http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com ********************************************************************** 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------