Database Startup problem

From: <brian_willer_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 16 Dec 2004 13:45:42 -0800
Message-ID: <1103233542.240655.14550@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>

I have a problem with a oracle 8.1.7 server running on a windows 2000 machine.

A couple of weeks ago i had a problem with an network card on this server. The network card is ok now, but since then everytime i restart the database server the oracle service starts up, but the database is not open.

The oradim log says "ORA-12640:" every time i try to restart the server When i try to start the database with svrmgrl i get ORA-12560.. The only way i can start the database is by using oracle dba studio. When i choose to apply the datbase open a startup options box comes up witch lets me specify a init file (looks like oracle dont know what init file to use?)

I have tryed to take away the line SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES=(NTS) from sqlnet.ora, but then i can notlogin to the database. Oracle sayes wrong passwor on the sys user..

BTW:The alert log does not contain any error messages recarding this problem.. Received on Thu Dec 16 2004 - 15:45:42 CST