Re: problem stopping/starting a database

From: C.O.Jones <nospam.ple_at_se>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 02:24:45 GMT
Message-ID: <NJ8yc.1331$0N7.11474023@news-text.cableinet.net>

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote in message news:1086915783.444178_at_yasure...
> C.O.Jones wrote:
>
> > Running Oracle 8.1.7 Personal Edition on Windows XP.
> >
> > I was experimenting stopping and restarting the database,
> > the database froze completely.m Now I cannot conect.
> > When I try I get the error
> >
> > ORA-12571: TNS:packet writer failure
> >
> > According to this link, that happens when the database
> > is in the process of being shut down
> >
> > http://www.cryer.co.uk/brian/oracle/ORA12571.htm
> >
> > How do I make the database shut down completely, then
> > restart? I can't connect in DBAStudio.
>
> Turn the machine off.
> Restart the machine.

Tried it, it doesn't make any difference. I still get the same error. Received on Thu Jun 10 2004 - 21:24:45 CDT