Re: How to get started?

Try "scott" as the userid and "tiger" as the password.

Ken wrote:

> 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 - 20:22:10 CET