From: "Ulf Viney" <ulf_viney@hotmail.com>
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Subject: starting DB with dbstart
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Oracle 9i /Sparc Solaris
Install successful including auto generated DB

run

#./dbstart  &

receive error

Can't find init file for Database "$ORACLE_SID".
Database "$ORACLE_SID" NOT started.

Not sure what to do next....

Thanks