Re: please help: unknown command beginning "SHUTDOWN T..."

[Quoted] "vgavan" <vgavan_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:_sW%4.31230$2X2.268558_at_newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> I am getting "unknown command" message while trying to shutdown:
> ALTER SYSTEM CHECKPOINT;
> SHUTDOWN TRANSACTIONAL;
> EXIT;
> /
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> Connecting to (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=ORAC))
> The command completed successfully
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> SQL*Plus: Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production on Thu Jun 8 16:48:1 2000
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[Quoted] I don't know if this is relevant, but SQL*Plus cannot be used to issue privileged commands. A Privileged action is, basically, startup, shutdown, [Quoted] [Quoted] recover and create. If you want to do any of those things, you have got to [Quoted] be using Server Manager (at least in 8.05 and before. I've been told since [Quoted] day 1 that SQL*Plus will one day have the ability to perform these [Quoted] [Quoted] privileged actions, but I'm still waiting -though I think 8.1.6 has it).

See if that helps.
HJR
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> Oracle8 Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
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> System altered.
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> unknown command beginning "SHUTDOWN T..." - rest of line ignored.
> Disconnected from Oracle8 Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
> PL/SQL Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production
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> SQL*Plus: Release 8.0.5.0.0 - Production on Thu Jun 8 16:49:12 2000
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