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Updated on 2025-04-05

Oracle's steps to change the location of redo log files

To change the location of the Redo log file in the Oracle database, you can follow the steps below.

1. Query the current Redo log file information

select * from v$log;
select * from v$logfile;

Through the query results, we can see that the Redo log file is placed in the /oradata/redofile directory.

2. Copy the redo log file to a new location/Data/redolog

$cd /oradata/redofile
$cp  /Data/redolog/
$ cp  /Data/redolog/
$ cp  /Data/redolog/
$ cp  /Data/redolog/
$ cp  /Data/redolog/
$ cp  /Data/redolog/

Note: Because the STATUS value found here is CURRENT, the display will not be processed and will be processed when STATUS is INACTIVE.

3. Rename the redo log member

Use the ALTER DATABASE command to change the location of the Redo log file:

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

4. Processing when the STATUS is to be turned into INACTIVE

$cd /oradata/redofile
$cp  /Data/redolog/
SQL> ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE '/oradata/redofile/' TO '/Data/redolog/';

Database altered.

5. Query the current Redo log file information

select * from v$log;
select * from v$logfile;

Through the query results, we can see that the Redo log file has been moved to the /Data/redolog directory.

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