Re: problem stopping/starting a database

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:20:12 -0700
Message-ID: <1086927627.25830@yasure>

C.O.Jones wrote:

> "Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message
> news:1086915783.444178_at_yasure...
> 

>>C.O.Jones wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Running Oracle 8.1.7 Personal Edition on Windows XP.
>>>
>>>I was experimenting stopping and restarting the database,
>>>the database froze completely.m Now I cannot conect.
>>>When I try I get the error
>>>
>>>ORA-12571: TNS:packet writer failure
>>>
>>>According to this link, that happens when the database
>>> is in the process of being shut down
>>>
>>>http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/oracle/ORA12571.htm
>>>
>>>How do I make the database shut down completely, then
>>>restart? I can't connect in DBAStudio.
>>
>>Turn the machine off.
>>Restart the machine.

> 
> 
> Tried it, it doesn't make any difference. I still get the same error.

Did the listener restart? How do you know?

lsnrctl status?

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Received on Thu Jun 10 2004 - 23:20:12 CDT