What do you understand by a control file?



What do you understand by a control file?..

Answer / Gaurav Maheshwari

A Control File is a critical file in an Oracle database used for recovery purposes. It stores important metadata about the database, including database name, database files locations, online redo log sequence numbers, and more. The Control File is essential during database startup and recovery.

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