RE: Oracle database auto-start on Unix

Hmm write a script that is cron'ned to restart the DB after a reboot occurs?  

This script could detect when a reboot occurs by using who -b. Just throwing out ideas...

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Subject: Re: Oracle database auto-start on Unix

On 5/4/06, Fred Smith <fred_fred_1_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you, that is the question I had. Is it possible to configure a
server
> to allow users without root privileges to set a database to auto-start
in
> unix?

AFAIK, doing an "auto-start" [and "auto-stop" for that matter] requires a call from a script in /etc/init.d, but if i recall correctly the script itself runs as the user that owns the oracle software and not as root.

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