Error during altering a domain index - 10gr2

Question

10.2.0.5 on RHEL-4
I would like to reduce some redo entries to prevent huge generation of archive-logs.
select index_name, table_owner, table_name, tablespace_name from user_indexes where index_type='DOMAIN' and logging='YES';
SQL> alter INDEX ISE_HIST#LOC nologging;
alter INDEX ISE_HIST#LOC nologging
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29871: invalid alter option for a domain index
Why I am unable to convert into no-logging mode ? What is the correct way of doing this?
Thanks!

Answer 1

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I would like to reduce some redo entries to prevent huge generation of archive-logs.
select index_name, table_owner, table_name, tablespace_name from user_indexes where index_type='DOMAIN' and logging='YES';
SQL> alter INDEX ISE_HIST#LOC nologging;
alter INDEX ISE_HIST#LOC nologging
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29871: invalid alter option for a domain index
Why I am unable to convert into no-logging mode ? What is the correct way of doing this?
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As the exception message says you can't use the logging/nologging clause for domain indexes. Oracle doesn't support that functionality.
See ALTER INDEX in the SQL Language doc
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index
Specify the name of the index to be altered.
Restrictions on Modifying Indexes The modification of indexes is subject to the following restrictions:
•If index is a domain index, you can specify only the PARAMETERS clause, the RENAME clause, the rebuild_clause (with or without the PARAMETERS clause), the parallel_clause, or the UNUSABLE clause. No other clauses are valid.
•You cannot alter or rename a domain index that is marked LOADING or FAILED. If an index is marked FAILED, the only clause you can specify is REBUILD.
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The first bullet point above itemizes the clauses you can specify for a domain index and LOGGING/NOLOGGING is not one of them. As that point says 'No other clauses are valid'.
There are no workarounds.