Re: Oracle 7.1 Server/NT Error

torreti_at_cob.sjsu.edu (Timothy Torres) wrote:

>We are trying to install Oracle 7.1 for use in our MIS proigram, and
>can't get the server to start up! When the instance tries to start, I
>get an "Access Denied" error - but no indication of why.
 

>What we have done:
 

>1. Installed 7,1 Server for NT
>2. Installed the WIN utilities, such as Network Manager
>3. Used Network Manager to create the necessary .ora files - for
>instance TEST
>4. Copied the .ora files to the /oracle/network directory - now Oracle
>sems to find them. (was this correct?)
>5. Verified that an instance TEST existed, and was listed as an NT
>service
>6. Restarted NT- now I get the error.
 

>Can anyone shed some light one this? We don't have anyone on staff
>who has used Oracle before, and the available manuals have been very
>confusing.
 

>Thanks!
 

>Tim

I had this once when I forgot the database password, but I got the error when I started Server Manager and tried to connect as internal, not when the services where started.

Did you create the default database when you installed Oracle?

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Mark Wagoner
mwagoner_at_iac.net