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1fred
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Posted - 2010-04-30 : 11:29:39
Hi guys, I have a sales demo database I can't seem to get out of the read only mode.

On the database, the transaction log file was restricted to 2gigs in size. The last action I was told was that some ETLs was running on the server and during that process a power outtage did happen.

When I was given the server to repair, the databases had been detached. I reattached them, they went into read only mode. I can't reattach them without the log as it gives me an error message that in read only mode, it can't create a new log file.

Whenever I try to modify an option to get out of read only mode or increase log size, it gives me an error it can't write to the log or initiate a transaction. The only thing I was able to do was to change the multi-user to single user mode.

It is not a critical database, though it would save some precious time for the sale guy who did some work on this database for his presentation.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2010-04-30 : 12:31:48
Please post the exact error.

Do you have backups of this database?

Tara Kizer
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