What user are you conneted as when you try to shut down the database? I've used shutdown, shutdown imediate, and in worst cases shutdown abort to stop an Oracle database. This has been the method (sql> ) from 8i forward.

Kevin

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Since shutdown is not a sql command, has anyone figured out how to
shutdown a 8.1.7 or higher database
When you connect with:
$dbh=DBI->connect($tns,$connect,'',{ ora_session_mode => 2})

Mike Bacovcin
Unix and Database administrator
Ch2mhill
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
720.286.2038








Reply via email to