Re: Oracle 8 on Solaris question

[Quoted] Would you really want to perform a shutdown abort? Why not be kind to the database and use:
svrmgrl
connect / as sysdba
shutdown immediate
startup

Regards,
Darren

Sybrand Bakker wrote:

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> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> Bob <meyer_b_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> > Help!!
> >
> > I'm being pressed into temporary duty as an Oralce DBA on a Solaris
> > system. My DBA skills are limited, and I've never used Oracle on a UNIX
> > system at all.
> >
> > I'm going to need to add a parm to the oracle init file (UTL_FILE_DIR
> > =). Can someone please answer a few questions for me?
> >
> > First, what's the name of the init file under Solaris?
> >
>
> init<sid>.ora
> > Second, in what subdirectory am I likely to find it?
> >
>
> $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
> > Finally, how do I go about stoping and restarting the Oracle instance to
> > make it re-read the init file?
> >
>
> svrmgrl
> connect internal
> startup open force (this executes a shutdown abort and a startup open in one
> command!)
>
> > Thanks much,
> >
> > Bob
> >
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Received on Tue Sep 07 1999 - 10:31:49 CEST