Re: Using svrmgrl to create new instance

Kenneth

Just to clarify, INTERNAL does have a password on NT, and the default for that is MANAGER. On Unix, we use the DBA group membership, so INTERNAL doesn't need a password.

HTH. Pete

Kenneth C Stahl wrote:

> The documentation says that the password for INTERNAL is MANAGER.
>
> However, if you are logged into the oracle account (which presumably has
> the SYSOPER privilege) then you shouldn't even need a password to connect
> internal.
>
> Tom Maki wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to create a new DB instance. I'm using Oracle 8i 8.1.5
> > on Solaris 2.6. I've searched through several manuals and deja-news
> > for past posts but am still stumpted.
> >
> > I have followed this steps (from saikumar_at_nortel.com):
> >
> > 1. Copy the init<oldsid>.ora to init<newsid>.ora & config<sid>.ora
> > 2. Modify the init<newsid>.ora to have appropriate
> > paths for the new instance and the <dbname>.
> > 3. Modify the path for the control file on the config<newsid>.ora.
> > 4. copy the crdb<oldsid>.ora,crdb2<oldsid>.ora to
> > crdb<newsid>.ora, crdb2<newsid>.ora and change the required
> > parameters on the file to point to the new Instance.
> > 5. change the ORACLE_SID on the environment with the
> > new Instance Name.
> > 6. svrmgrl
> > connect internal
> > startup nomount
> > Run the scripts to create the new instance.
> >
> > But I get stumped at step 6. When I start up svrmgrl and try to
> > connect as internal (using ORACLE as passwd) I get:
> >
> > ORA-01031 insufficient privileges

Received on Thu Sep 30 1999 - 11:23:46 CDT