RE: dbshut script - shutdown or shutdown immediate

On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Stephen Murphy wrote:

> We replace the simple shutdown command with:
>
> shutdown immediate
> startup restrict
> alter system switch logfile;
> host sleep 10
> shutdown immediate

Why do you do this elaborate dance? Are you trying to get the last logfile? If so, you should know that this combination of commands will not accomplish that. Any user with DBA priv can be in the database doing stuff and making transactions after your switch logfile and your shutdown immediate.

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