Re: HELP: Can't shutdown/start instance even when I'm connected as SYSTEM/MANAGER

Were you in SQLPLUS or SVRMGR?
From svrmgr, try "connect internal" and "shutdown". If it just apparantly hangs, try again with "shutdown immediate"

WPL <lao2_at_total.net> wrote in article <3377433d.46066710_at_news.total.net>...
> I'm running Oracle Server 7.3 on NT4 Server + SP2
>
> I tried
>
> CONNECT SYSTEM/MANAGER AS SYSOPER
>
> and did a shutdown, oracle gave me insufficient privilege.
>
> When I tried
>
> CONNECT SYSTEM/MANAGER AS SYSDBA
>
> oracle said insufficient privilege therefore didn't even allow me to
> login as SYSDBA
>
> My Oracle 7.3 is pretty much configured as default, except that I
> applied 1 or 2 SQLs to fix repository problems.
>
> Has anyone encounter similar problems? I know I probably did
> something stupid but I'm stuck. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks a million.
>
Received on Sun May 11 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT