Re: Auto Start DB problems on Solaris

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 18:34:53 +0200
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"Daniel_Bryant" <danielbryant_at_cobbk12.org> wrote in message news:85a5053.0205150725.6ca5d4d7_at_posting.google.com...
> I have 3 DB's on a Sun Solaris machine - last one recently manually
> created (not with "dbassist" - DB Creation Asst) - The 3rd DB will not
> auto stop/start - but the other 2 stop/start fine. I added an entry
> in the var/opt/oracle/oratab file for the 3rd DB - also there is a
> link in the $ORACLE_HOME/dbs folder to the init.ora file for the 3rd
> DB. The "rc" scripts seem to handle auto stopping/starting the other
> 2 DB's, but not the 3rd...
>
> Any suggestions ?
>
> Thanks
> Daniel

Sure.
You did made sure the oratab actually has the 3rd column as Y You did check the alert<SID>.log for this database? Also: the proper location of the init.ora is $ORACLE_HOME/dbs, it should be linked *from* the $ORACLE_SID/pfile directory, NOT the other way around.

Hth

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