Re: changing workgroup corrupts autostart service on windows 2000?

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:06:03 GMT, "FC" <flavio_at_tin.it> wrote:

>Hi all,
>I am experiencing problems with the autostart setting of a database service
>and instance, after changing the workgroup.
>This happens on Windows 2000 server + SP3 and Oracle 9.2.0.1.0.
>I found a message suggesting to recreate the service using ORADIM but it
>didn't work.
>The event viewer does not show any entry for oracle unlike normally happens
>upon booting up the machine and also the ALRTxxxx.log file doesn't record
>anything.
>It looks like the service doesn't start at all.
>All Oracle registry setting seem ok, I didn't change them since the db
>installation.
>If I start the db manually, it works fine.
>I am going to reinstall Oracle from scratch unless someone comes up with a
>solution first.
>
>Any ideas?
>Bye,
>Flavio

Without knowing exactly what the old and the new workgroup was and whether it is appropiate for Oracle, your question comes down to a call for crystal balls.
Also, did you check the oradin.log at all to check whether anything is happening?

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA