Oracle on NT/2000 Service shutdown

From: Helmut Daiminger <hdaiminger_at_vivonet.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 15:57:45 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002EFBB5.20010423155520@fatcity.com>

Hi!

I found something interesting on the Windows 2000 FAQ site:

Q. How can I increase the time that services have to shut down?

1. By default, the OS allows services 20 seconds to stop before it forcefully halts them. For services that have a large amount of information in memory (e.g., Internet Security and Acceleration--ISA--Server 2000), 20 seconds might not be enough time. To increase the time the system allows, perform the following steps:
2. Start regedit.exe.
3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control.
4. Double-click WaitToKillServiceTimeout.
5. Set this value to the desired wait time in milliseconds--60000 is 1 minute.
6. Click OK.
7. Close regedit.
8. Reboot the machine.

Note that this value applies to ALL services, so setting it to a longer interval might slow your computer's shut down: if a service doesn't shut down correctly, it will have a longer time before the OS halts it.

This is certainly useful for all of us who use Oracle on Windows.

hth,
Helmut

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