Re: How to get started?

From: Ken <faiho_at_hongkong.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 00:45:41 +0800
Message-ID: <9200fp$bq23_at_imsp212.netvigator.com>


you need to startup your database before using it.

go to server manager and then "connect internal", login and then startup your database by typing "startup"

Ken

"Mike Nicholson" <snicholson_at_erols.com> ????? news:3A4359E0.96D7C68A_at_erols.com...
> I am trying to learn Oracle the the 8i for Dummies book. So I loaded 8i
> for Windows 98, standard configuration, and tried to get started. It
> looks like the first thing is to log on to SQL. So I tried, with the
> following results -
>
> INTERNAL/PASSWORD ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
> internal/password ORA-01031: insufficient
> privileges
> SCOTT/TIGER ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
> scott tiger ORA-01034: ORACLE not
> available
> SYSTEM/MANAGER ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
> system/manager ORA-01034: ORACLE not
> available
> INTERNAL/ORACLE ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
> internal/oracle ORA-01031: insufficient
> privileges
> SYS/CHANGE_ON_INSTALL ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
> sys/change_on_install ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
>
> Do I have to do something first, like start databases or initialize
> instances? The learning curve is awfully steep just to start to learn.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike
>
Received on Fri Dec 22 2000 - 17:45:41 CET

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