Error: ORA-01034

From: Richard A. Kurnik <rkurnik_at_mountain.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:32:07 -0400
Message-ID: <379cb73c@News>

I've been working on the Oracle install and now I have another error. Here is what is displayed when I start the database:

oracle:/ora01/oracle- dbstart

SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production on Mon Jul 26 15:21:13 1999

(c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

SQL> Connected to an idle instance.
SQL> ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 35036560 bytes

Fixed Size                    64912 bytes
Variable Size              18022400 bytes
Database Buffers           16777216 bytes
Redo Buffers                 172032 bytes

Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL> Disconnected from Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Productio
n
With the Partitioning and Java options
PL/SQL Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production

Database "test" warm started.

• To me it seems that the database started fine. Yes?

When I go to connect to the database I get:

oracle:/ora01/oracle- sqlplus manager/change_on_install

SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production on Mon Jul 26 15:19:16 1999

(c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

ERROR:
ORA-01034: ORACLE not available

Enter user-name: ^C

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Received on Mon Jul 26 1999 - 14:32:07 CDT