ORA-16019: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 with LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DE

Step 1. Create PFILE from SPFILE

[oracle@oracle dbs]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Oct 31 16:15:35 2018

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> create pfile from spfile;

File created.

Open pfile and remove entry for *.log_archive_dest=’/backup/archive’

Step 2. Start the database with updated pfile .

[oracle@oracle dbs]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.1.0 Production on Wed Oct 31 16:16:27 2018

Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> startup pfile=’initmydb.ora’;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 830930944 bytes

Fixed Size 2217912 bytes

Variable Size 624953416 bytes

Database Buffers 201326592 bytes

Redo Buffers 2433024 bytes

Database mounted.

Database opened.

SQL>

Step 3 . Create SPFILE from PFILE.

SQL> create spfile from pfile;

Shutdown the database started with PFILE

SQL> shu immediate;

Database closed.

Database dismounted.

ORACLE instance shut down.

SQL> startup