Re: changing workgroup corrupts autostart service on windows 2000?

"Paul Drake" <drak0nian_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1ac7c7b3.0401171540.61401bd1_at_posting.google.com...
> "FC" <flavio_at_tin.it> wrote in message

news:<LuXNb.129596$_P.4632654_at_news4.tin.it>...
> > Hi all,
> > I am experiencing problems with the autostart setting of a database
service
> > and instance, after changing the workgroup.
> > This happens on Windows 2000 server + SP3 and Oracle 9.2.0.1.0.
> > I found a message suggesting to recreate the service using ORADIM but it
> > didn't work.
> > The event viewer does not show any entry for oracle unlike normally
happens
> > upon booting up the machine and also the ALRTxxxx.log file doesn't
record
> > anything.
> > It looks like the service doesn't start at all.
> > All Oracle registry setting seem ok, I didn't change them since the db
> > installation.
> > If I start the db manually, it works fine.
> > I am going to reinstall Oracle from scratch unless someone comes up with
a
> > solution first.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> > Bye,
> > Flavio
> >
> > --
>
> Flavio,
>
> you might try deleting an re-creating the service.
> you can use the utility oradim.exe for both.
>
> type
>
> C:\> oradim
>
> to obtain its man page.
>
> What account was the service running as, localsystem?
>
> Pd

I did that too Paul, but it didn't fix the problem. And yes, the service is run using Localsystem, as it is normally setup by Oracle installer.

Bye,
Flavio Received on Mon Jan 19 2004 - 08:24:27 CST