On 08/24/2005 10:53:29 AM, M Rafiq wrote: > I think it is still a valid parameter in 10g: From 10.1 reference manual: Note: For Enterprise Edition users, this parameter has been deprecated in favor of the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameters. If Oracle Enterprise Edition is not installed or it is installed, but you have not specified any LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n parameters, this parameter is valid. -- Mladen Gogala http://www.mgogala.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l