Re: Oracle is just not available after a couple of days

Yes, I read the installation instructions. Is there something I am missing?

What is the drop database command?

damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (DA Morgan) wrote in <1102032435.851958_at_yasure>:

>David Wright wrote:
>
>> For some reaons, Oracle shuts down my database and I can't start it up
>> again. This usually happens after a fews days, maybe a week after I
>> create it.
>>
>> I go to DBA studio, logon as sysdba, click on instance, and then try to
>> open it, but then there is a red sign with no warning message or
>> explanation.
>>
>> Also, I cannot delete the databases, since I don't know what the
>> 'internal' password is, since everytime Oracle creates a database it
>> says the password is '*******' whatever that is.
>>
>>
>> I am currtenly runing oracle 8.17 enterprise edition, and have windows
>> 2000 on a DELL 1 gigabertz pentium pc.
>
>1. You don't need the INTERNAL password to drop a database.
>2. Dropping the database probably will not solve the problem.
>3. No password is required to log on as INTERNAL if you are
> logged on as the owner of the Oracle installation.
>
>Did you read the installation instructions before installing the software?
Received on Fri Dec 03 2004 - 16:39:10 CST