Re: Error to start an instance

Before you start the instance you need to run oradim73 with some command line aguments to initialize the instance. See your documentation for oradim73.

Hope this helps,

• Dave

Alan Hou <r33295_at_email.sps.mot.com> wrote in article <34C8C7E4.502C812E_at_email.sps.mot.com>...
> I just install Oracle server 7.3.3.0.0 on windows NT 4.0 and create a
 startup database following the
> installation instruction. I failed to start an instance.
 .....
> If type in show sga or something else, then give the error message:
 ORA-01012: not logged on
> If type in startup [PFILE="c:\Orant\Database\Initorcl.ora"] nomount
> then give the error message:
> LCC-00161: ORACLE error <possible syntax error> parameter [NULL]
> ORA-01031: insufficient proviledge
>
> any ideas? Thanks in advance
> --
> Best Regards
> Alan Hou
> Email: r33295_at_email.sps.mot.com
>
>
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  Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 00:00:00 CST