Online backup failure due to ORA-27086: unable to lock file - already in us

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Online backup has failed due to the error

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BR0301E SQL error -27086 at location BrInitOraCreate-5, SQL statement:

'/* BRBACKUP AT PROF_CONN */ CREATE PFILE = '/oracle/SID/102_64/dbs/sap.ora' FROM SPFILE = '/oracle/SID/102_64/dbs/spfileSID.o

ra''

ORA-27086: unable to lock file - already in use

IBM AIX RISC System/6000 Error: 13: Permission denied

Additional information: 8

Additional information: 1388548

BR0303E Determination of Oracle version failed

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Please suggest.

[Former Member]

Just see whether the DB was started with he SPFILE and not the PFILE

Gerard

Edited by: GerardChristopher on Feb 3, 2010 1:56 AM

[former_member204746]

try running that command:

$ORACLE_HOME/install/changePerm.sh

[Former Member]

Check the file permissions on your Oracle_home...

And kill all the processes, which already running for backup..

Regards,

Nick Loy