instance recovery required, cannot set ARCHIVELOG mode

Solution ID:ORA-00265

Type: Oracle

Cause

The database either crashed or was shutdown with the ABORT option. Media recovery cannot be enabled because the online logs may not be sufficient to recover the current datafiles.

Actions

Open the database and then enter the SHUTDOWN command with the NORMAL or IMMEDIATE option.

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