Problem Resolved, Here's what I did...

For those interested here is what I did to resolve this problem. First, there was the suggestion of using the Server Manager, but I do not have this installed on my system and the box I am using is stand-alone. What I had to do is as follows:

Start Oracle
Start SQLPlus
Disconnect
Connect as sys/oracle as sysdba
shutdown
startup mount
alter database archivelog

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Gary Gealy
Sarasota, FL

The next thing I say will be true.
The last thing I said was false.
Gary M. Gealy <gsquared_at_home.com> wrote in message
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> I  am using Oracle8i Personal Edition Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Productionon on

 a


> Win98 machine and would like to turn on redo log archiving on.  I have

> uncommented the appropriate lines in init.ora, but I am having trouble

> getting the database exclusively mounted so that I can issue the command:

> Alter database archivelog.  Here is my secession from SQL*Plus What am I

> forgetting to do or doing wrong???

>

> I am initially logging in as 'sys' and here is the output from SQL*Plus

 for


> the rest of the secession.

>

> ************************

> Connected to:

> Oracle8i Personal Edition

> With the Java option

> PL/SQL Release 8.1.5.0.0

>

> SQL> disconnect

> Disconnected from Oracle8

> With the Java option

> PL/SQL Release 8.1.5.0.0

> SQL> shutdown

> Not connected

> Database closed.

> Not connected

> Database dismounted.

> ORA-01012: not logged on

> SQL> connect sys/sys

> connected.

> SQL> startup mount exclusive

> ORA-01031: insufficient privileges

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>

> I am using the standard "sys" login that is setup at install time.  I

 tried


> to give the "sys" login SYSOPER and SYSDBA privalges from the Oracle 8i

> Navigator, but I was also getting error message ORA-01031 insufficient

> priviliges.

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> Gary Gealy

> Sarasota, FL

>

> The next thing I say will be true.

> The last thing I said was false.

>

>