Hello,

I am trying to update the LOGARCHMETH1 path to enable the archive logs so that to free the logs and free some space but getting the error:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>db2 update db cfg for cognos using LOGARCHMETH1 DISK:"F:\Program Files\IBM\archive_logs"
SQL0104N An unexpected token "Files\IBM\archive_logs" was found following
"<identifier>". Expected tokens may include: "ALT_COLLATE". SQLSTATE=42601

The path do exists..

db2level: Informational tokens are "DB2 v9.5.500.784", "s091123", "WR21457", and Fix Pack "5".
Product is installed at "F:\PROGRA~1\IBM\SQLLIB" with DB2 Copy Name "DB2COPY1".

Can someone help asap.. Thanks in advance..!

I would try
LOGARCHMETH1 "DISK:F:\Program Files\IBM\archive_logs"
is the directory existing and accessible ?
the same as the install directory ?
for a test : try DISK:c:\temp or any other path without spaces and different from installdir

yes the directory is accessible..

as you said i tried for C:\test instead of F directory
and its updated .. strange...

Cant i set this F directory path as LOGARCHMETH1 ?????

after trying C directory i also tried F directory with path

F:\DB2\archive_logs
and able to update the parameter.

Based on the error message, I am guessing that it doesn't like spaces in path name. Not sure if you can use quotes or double-quotes to get around that. But it sounds like a bad place for archive logs anyway, so I would use that path.