how to start oracle services without password file

NT does not support a default login in. You must supply the password in the Oradim80 command line or set the password in a registry key. It should be in the oracle documentation or in the oradim help. I don't remember the key name.
HTH ~Jim

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:03:37 GMT, jeremycdba_at_my-deja.com wrote:

>thanks for the reply but, I've already created the services and now
>want to start them.
>
>The OracleServiceSID and OracleStartSID both start up but the database
>is not started. As stated in my initial posting the error message in
>oradim80.log is 'Please enter a password for the DBA account'. I'm not
>using a password file, the services were created without a password and
>the admin account that I'm connected as is in the ORA_SID_OPER AND
>ORA_SID_DBA groups.
>
>Any more ideas?
>
>
>In article <0a0133f8.8fb69f0b_at_usw-ex0101-005.remarq.com>,
> Boogie <peter.finnNOpeSPAM_at_rsa12.royalsun.com.invalid> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> The process depends on the Oracle version;
>>
>> For Oracle 7,
>>
>> Execute NT Instance Manager located in the Oracle For Windows NT Group
>> and edit the instance, there are options to set the passsword and
>start
>> the database automatically.
>>
>> for Oracle 8
>>
>> - Stop the database
>>
>> - Delete the instance
>>
>> oradim80 -delete -sid SID
>>
>> - Recreate the instance
>>
>> oradim80 -new -sid SID -intpwd <password> -startmode <auto> -pfile
>> <path\initSID.ora>
>>
>> - Check oracle_home\database\strt<sid>.cmd,
>>
>> The above script is used by the service to start the database, you may
>> just have to examine the script and the log
>>
>> oracle_home\rdbmsxx\oradimxx.log
>>
>> to determine what your problem is !
>>
>> Boo
>>
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Received on Fri Nov 12 1999 - 05:21:05 CST