Re: Starting Oracle in solaris in command line

Usually this occurs because your files have incorrect protection. Check the getting started manual. The correct protection is described in chapter 4.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

"Darwin Ling" <dling_at_one-umbrella.com> wrote in message news:8rvfk1$ifr$1_at_news.jump.net...
> I have trouble starting the oracle server and the network components using
> command line
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> I have 8.1.5 Oracle 8i under solaris
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> I followed the document
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> http://oradoc.photo.net/ora816/network.816/a76933/connect.htm
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> Since I don't have the names control/name server installed [ everything
> running off from the local machines as far as names is concerned ]
>
> First, I started the listener by lsnctrl
>
> LSNCTRL >> start
>
> and it seems to come up fine
>
> And then I started the db server using the sqlplus /nolog
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> sqlplus > connect system/manager as sysdba
> sqlplus > startup
>
> It starts up fine
>
> I have created a db during installation, and give this db a SID darwin
>
> The DB does interact fine from my client workstation, which is an Windows
> 2000.
>
> Now I want to run sqlplus to do the SQL command on the solaris machine, I
> try to set up a Net8 service name on the Solaris machine. But, when I come
> to the test the connection, it keeps saying that
>
> ORACLE not available.
>
> And my ps indicates the the oracle process is running.
>
> And advice and help is appreciated
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Received on Tue Oct 10 2000 - 13:02:06 CDT