Re: help with WinXP install

dak wrote:
> Well, downloaded 10g at home and installed on my P4, 2.8 whichit took much
> less time and I didn't get any (IP or other) errors. For the time being, I
> give up. I have no idea
> what USERNAME or HOST STRING I should be using to log on. I just accepted
> all the standard defaults during the install and it never asked me for a
> username.
> 1. Can someone tell me what username and host string I should be using and
> where I find this info out ?
> 2. How/where does sysadm log on to create users to the dB ?
> Tks
>
>

[snip!]
Now, it's time to Read The Fine Material in print... One of those defaults (which you did take notice of...) is orcl (as SID name). Open a command box, and type: set oracle_sid=orcl
net start oracleServiceorcl
sqlplus '/ as sysdba'

Line 2 may respond it's already started, which is fine. Just to make sure...
You're now ready to create your instance. For a default starter db, all user accounts are documented, with passwords. You could:
SQL> startup
...

If already started, try:
SQL> connect scott/tiger
This is one of the demonstration accounts; not sure if it's installed on a default installation instance - never tried one...
You should now be able to:
SQL> select * from emp;

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel