Re: How to get started?

Thanks, Ken. It now wants a password to start the database. I've tried oracle and po8 (at suggestions of others). What is the default password?

Ken wrote:

> 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 Sat Dec 23 2000 - 06:33:17 CET