Question

ORA-01078 & LRM-00109 Errors

Asked by: sikyala

I created a new database and I am trying to log in to the database. However when I enter connect /as sysdba
it reads that I am connect to an idle instance. When I type startup I get the following errors:

ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters

LRM-00109: could not open parameter '/u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1/dbs/initgabriele.ora

Could someone help me fix this problem?

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2006-03-28 at 07:38:58ID21792014
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Answers

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-28 at 23:49:51ID: 16318985

Check the location of your parameter file then enter :
startup pfile=<full/path/to/parameter/file>

Which OS do you use ?

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 06:44:50ID: 16322106

I checked the directory that it is searching for the initsid.ora file in and it does not exist. There is a spfileGabriele.ora file.

should I enter startup pfile='/u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1/dbs/spfileGabriele.ora'

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-29 at 07:11:34ID: 16322398

Please check that environment variable $ORACLE_HOME is set to u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1/

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 07:17:39ID: 16322457

I believe it is. see below:

echo $ORACLE_HOME
/u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 07:18:11ID: 16322465

oh sorry I am using Solaris 10

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-29 at 07:23:07ID: 16322507

How did you create the DB ? Using DBCA or manually ?

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 07:23:51ID: 16322516

DBCA

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-29 at 07:44:01ID: 16322727

You should recreate the SPFILE. You might have a temporary PFILE in $ORACLE_HOME/admin/Gabriele/pfile

startup pfile=$ORACLE_HOME/admin/Gabriele/pfile/<pfile_name>
create spfile from pfile;

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:04:53ID: 16322989

in the /u01/app/oracle/admin/Gabriele/pfile directory there is one file:
init.ora.227200617535

option 1:

so are you saying type the following:

startup pfile='/u01/app/oracle/admin/Gabriele/pfile/spfileGabriele.ora'
create spfile from pfile;
 
or

option 2:

startup pfile='/u01/app/oracle/admin/Gabriele/pfile/init.ora.227200617535
create spfile from pfile;

or

option 3:

could I do the following (There is a spfile spfileGabriele.ora in the directory referenced below) :

startup pfile=$ORACLE_HOME/dbs/spfileGabriele.ora
create spfile from pfile;


The directory in option 3 has the following files:

-rw-r--r--   1 oracle   dba         8385 Mar  9  2002  init.ora
-rw-r--r--   1 oracle   dba        12920 Mar  9  2002 initdw.ora
-rw-rw----   1 oracle   dba           24 Mar 27 17:53 lkGABRIELE
-rwSr-----   1 oracle   dba         1536 Mar 28 08:21 orapwGabriele
-rw-r-----   1 oracle   dba         2560 Mar 27 17:53 spfileGabriele.ora

Thanks!

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:14:34ID: 16323091

Go for the second option.

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:20:14ID: 16323139

I tried option 2 and got the following output:

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area  320308312 bytes
Fixed Size                   730200 bytes
Variable Size             285212672 bytes
Database Buffers           33554432 bytes
Redo Buffers                 811008 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL> create spfile from pfile
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
LRM-00109: could not open parameter file
'/u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1/dbs/initGabriele.ora'

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:23:53ID: 16323183

Sorry, this one will work better :

create spfile from pfile='/u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1/dbs/spfileGabriele.ora';

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:29:02ID: 16323238

I got the following output:

create spfile from pfile='/u01/oracle/product/app/9.2.0.1/dbs/spfileGabriele.ora';
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01078: failure in processing system parameters
LRM-00123: invalid character 0 found in the input file

 

by: ploubierPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:38:02ID: 16323349

Wow I think I should have a sleep ASAP
My apologizes, here is finally the correct one (damed copy / paste ;-)

create spfile from pfile='/u01/app/oracle/admin/Gabriele/pfile/init.ora.227200617535';

 

by: sikyalaPosted on 2006-03-29 at 08:40:03ID: 16323385

output:

File created.


Thanks so much!

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