Take a look at this exchange on metalink. This may indicate something for you:

http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/...1&p_showHelp=1

Check to make sure that you have Oracle Enterprise installed as the log_archive_dest_n parameter is only available with the enterprise. In Standard you can only set it as log_archive_dest.

This may be part of what is happening with the issues you have mentioned in your other thread.

[Edited by ramaral on 08-07-2002 at 09:46 AM]