[Oracle 9i Personal Edition] Start oracle database...

Hi, I've installed the Oracle 9i Personal Edition on my Windows 98 machine.
I've choosed to install only the software and to skip the creation of a database during installation procedure.

I've restarted the machine and I've made next step to create a database manually (following the "Oracle 9i Administration Guide": 1. I've created a Password File with the command orapwd in the $oracle_home directory
The password I've choosed is "secret".
2. I've created an initialization file in the oradata directory with the name init$db_name.ora
3. I connect with the command sqlplus as user "sys/secret as SYSDBA" to launch the command "create database"

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at this point when i insert a usr/pwd (i have tryed with sys/change_on_install as sysdba, system/manager, sys/secret, scott/tiger, all...) in Windows98 appears a dialog box (the same obtained clicking on the menu voice "Start Oracle database") that ask for a password: not a username/password, only a password. I've inserted the same passed to the orapwd command and all known password but it say that it's incorrect.

After this I've disinstalled all and reinstalled responding "yes" when Universal Installer ask to install a database. In this way all run correctly.

Probably in Windows98 u have to permit the installation of a db to use oracle.
Probably the installation of personal edition on a win98 system has some mistakes.
Probably the administration guide doesn't give correct procedure for win98.
Certainly, it isn't simple

Thanks for help
Bye Received on Sat Dec 20 2003 - 07:24:19 CST