Re: newbie: startup and import question

"Bill" <carletoncourses_at_yahoo.ca> wrote in news:1111799317.376981.121410_at_g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Hi,
>
> I am so new to oracle. I have no prior knowledge
> of this big thing that you guys deal with. Looking for some
> info to get started on linux:
>
> My questions:
> 1. Is there a cheatsheet that might mention the steps
> required to startup the oracle server.

login onto the database server system as the same user who owns the oracle software.

make sure your OS environment is correct

$ sqlplus
/ as sysdba
startup
exit

>
> 2. I need to import a *.dmp file to my database. Do I need
> to first start the database server and then use the "imp"
> command?

Yes Received on Fri Mar 25 2005 - 20:12:19 CST