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Howard J. Rogers wrote:
[snip]
>
> It doesn't "come from" anywhere. It's just an integral part of an instance.
> So, provided you have started an instance, you have PMON. It's one of the
> many "background processes" without which an instance doesn't actually do
> any practical work.
[huge snip]
Howard, the OP is on Windows; there will be only one process
recognizable: oracle.exe (and tnslsnr.exe).
You will not be able to see PMON.exe in your task list window
the same way you would on *nix.
Some room for misunderstanding here, especially for a newby.
-- Regards, Frank van BortelReceived on Tue Jun 15 2004 - 11:00:03 CDT