Re: Oracle instance does not start automatically

From: Howard J. Rogers <howardjr2000_at_yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:13:52 +1000
Message-ID: <3d5670ef$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au>

"Edzard" <edzard_at_volcanomail.com> wrote in message news:5d75e934.0208110101.7bc3d293_at_posting.google.com...
> > > .. Or hardcode
> > > the Oracle account name and password (for the LOCAL NT domain) in the
> > > NT Service Startup Properties.
>
> > .. don't. There's precisely no need, and the
> > Oracle service has the account name and password it does for a reason:
it's
> > designed that way, and it works that way.
>
> The original poster did not mention the exact database version. The
> first version of 8.1.7 would not start automaticaly when using the
> ORA_DBA authentication.

So rather than suggest the poster should upgrade to the latest free, bug-fixed, patched and supported release of 8.1.7, you'd prefer he use a distinctly dodgy 'workaround'.

I see.

Incidentally, do you have a metalink reference where the use of this workaround is advised?

HJR
>Hardcoding the Oracle NT account was a perfect
> work-around. That is why I suggested this.
Received on Sun Aug 11 2002 - 09:13:52 CDT