Re: starting DB with dbstart

From: Paul Brewer <paul_at_paul.brewers.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 23:51:00 -0000
Message-ID: <3dd1942b$1_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>

"Sybrand Bakker" <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:tuqvsu4fcbna80mauq4087b0c2hsgrai5p_at_4ax.com...
> On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 08:51:07 -0500, "Ulf Viney"
> <ulf_viney_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Oracle 9i /Sparc Solaris
> >Install successful including auto generated DB
> >
> >run
> >
> >#./dbstart &
> >
> >receive error
> >
> >Can't find init file for Database "$ORACLE_SID".
> >Database "$ORACLE_SID" NOT started.
> >
> >Not sure what to do next....
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
> 1 Check whether $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/init${ORACLE_SID}.ora exists
> 2 read the installation manual to get a feeling about your
> configuration
>
> Hth
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
> To reply remove -verwijderdit from my e-mail address

Sybrand,

It is late, and therefore quite likely that I am missing something obvious, so please be gentle with me :-).
I wondered if the point here was that with 9i one doesn't need a pfile if an spfile is available? So why is dbstart looking for one?

Regards,
Paul Received on Tue Nov 12 2002 - 17:51:00 CST