Re: Newbie needs help

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: 17 Feb 2003 03:25:45 -0800
Message-ID: <a20d28ee.0302170325.6187fc73@posting.google.com>

Michael Gruetzner <spam.Michael_Gruetzner_at_gmx.de> wrote in message news:<3E5096E4.3090209_at_gmx.de>...
> Hello everyone,
>
> after I installed Oracle 9i I start "sqlplus /nolog". Then I execute
> "connect / as sysdba" and it tells me "Connected to an idle instance".
> Now I try to create a user with "create <user> identified by <password>
> and it tells me:
>
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
>
> What does this mean and what am I doing wrong??
>
> Thanks in advance.....Michael

You need to create a database first.
Did you do that?
The message 'connected to an idle instance' means you didn't start the instance. So you will be getting ora-1034 because the database isn't mounted and opened.

Regards

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Mon Feb 17 2003 - 05:25:45 CST