RE: Another Database Down

Have
you tried removing/moving the lk<ORACLE_SID> file in the $ORACLE_HOME/dbs directory ??
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  Message-----From: Burton, Laura L.
  [mailto:BurtonL_at_prismplus.com]Sent: 24 May 2001 00:27To:   Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Another Database   Down
  Well, I think the time for jubilation has been   short-lived for me.  The production database was recovered successfully   due to archiving and luck.  I also have a small, inhouse, remedy (help   desk) database that I haven't done anything with and now recovery is necessary   for it as well.  The bad news is I wasn't archiving, and although I do   have a physical backup, the database was not down.   I restored the datafiles, control files, and redo   logs so that everything would be for the same time, but when I try to open the   database I get the error "cannot mount database in exclusive mode."  The   error states that an instance already has it open in exclusive or parallel   mode.  I am assuming this is because the database was not closed when the   backup was executed.
  I have tried a few things to 'trick' it, but I   guess my magic tricks are not good enough to fool the crowd.  I am   already bracing myself for what I will probably read in response to this...but   I am hopeful that someone will find that rabbit in the hat.   Thank you in advance, <FONT face=Arial   size=2>Laura

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