Re: OracleServiceSID does not start database

pfalson_at_mail.com (pfa) wrote in message news:<bd806ed9.0203280806.6d7a1abe_at_posting.google.com>...
> I have a very frustrating situation on my W2k computer. I have a local
> administrator login and a domain network login (which also has admin
> privileges). After installing 9i as the domain login I cannot start
> the database unless I'm logged in as the local user (even though
> Windows security says they're both members of ORA_DBA).
>
> Worse still, even when I am logged in as the local user the service
> doesn't start the database. I still have to sqlplus /nolog and
> manually start it. At that point I can log off and log in to the
> domain and everything's fine.
>
> Has anyone any idea why:
>
> 1. The service doesn't start the database.
> 2. Why my domain login doesn't have access.

You need to install and run oracle as the local administrator, as documented. PERIOD. Regards

Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA Received on Fri Mar 29 2002 - 09:13:27 CET