Re: Unable to bounce Oracle Instance

Thanks for the reply. I did exactly as stated (I had to shut down the instance service in Windows to gain access to the PWD file), and got these errors when trying to connect:

SQL> connect sys/grapes2wine as sysdba
ERROR: ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error

SQL> connect internal/grapes2wine
ERROR: ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

Mark Malakanov <markmal_no_spam_at_home.com> wrote in message news:<3C5C3D47.8000609_at_home.com>...
> do not use TNS specifier in "sqlplus username/password_at_instance"
> ensure REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE=EXCLUSIVE in INIT.ORA file
> DOS>set ORACLE_SID=<SID>
> DOS>cd %ORACLE_HOME%\dbs
> DOS>orapwd file=orapw<SID> password=<ORAPWPASSWD>
> DOS>sqlplus /nolog
> SQL>connect sys/<ORAPWPASSWD> as sysdba
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> SQL>connect internal/<ORAPWPASSWD>
> SQL>shutdown immediate
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> Rob Walling wrote:
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> > I'm using Oracle 8i on Windows 2000, and am unable to bounce an
> > instance of it using DBA Studio, svrmgrl (I know it's deprecated, but
> > tried anyways), or SQL*PLUS.
> >
> > *************
> > In DBA Studio I connect as SYSDBA and select "shutdown immediate"
> > under Instance->database and it spins for a second and then stops with
> > an exclamation point. Then it says it's in an unknown state and I have
> > to start it up again and it works fine. But it never actually shuts
> > down. I've also tried "shutdown abort," but that doesn't work either.
> >
> > *************
> > In svrmgrl I get an error: "ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error"
> > when trying to connect. I do have ORACLE_SID = <correct SID> in the
> > system environment variables on the box.
> >
> > *************
> > Using SQL*PLUS I can connect using:
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> >>sqlplus username/password_at_instance, then
> >>
> > SQL> connect username/password_at_instance AS SYSDBA
> >
> > but then when I try to execute shutdown immediate it says:
> >
> > "ORA-00106: cannot startup/shutdown database when connected to a
> > dispatcher"
> >
> > But when I try to create an entry in tnsnames with (SERVER=DEDICATED),
> > I can't connect through SQL*PLUS at all (I get "ORA-12537:
> > TNS:connection closed").
> >
> > If instead I try:
> >
> > SQL>connect internal
> >
> > I get:
> >
> > "ORA-24327: need explicit attach before authenticating a user"
> >
> > **************
> > I have combed through the newsgroups and the Oracle docs and have
> > found nothing to help me. All I want to do is bounce the server so I
> > can put it into ARCHIVELOG mode.
> >
> > Any help is very much appreciated!
> >
Received on Mon Feb 04 2002 - 13:02:28 CST