Re: How to get started?

the password is inputed when you install oracle.

Ken

"Mike Nicholson" <snicholson_at_erols.com> ????? news:3A44391D.9929874C_at_erols.com...
> 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 - 15:34:36 CET