Hmm, I think the error is right there in a snippet fo the alert log in the poster's original message. ORA-205 "Error in identifying controlfile."
The database will not start because Oracle cannot find or access one or more of the controlfiles. Are all the postings today about controlfiles? -- Jeremiah Wilton http://www.speakeasy.net/~jwilton On Sat, 23 Nov 2002, Arup Nanda wrote: > Well, system does not do a shutdown abort. Oracle finds a problem and then > instance aborts. > > A few things you can do here. > > (1) See if a trace file is generated around that time in user_dump_dest or > background_dump_dest that might provide clues. If you see a core fiel in any > directory named core_* in the core_dump_dest, it has cored dumped. > > (2) Start the database from command line. From NT services panel, make the > services OracleServiceXXX manual, from automatic. Then reboot the box. Start > the service manually and then see what happens in the process. > > (3) Start the instance and service in a command prompt window using oradim > comamnd. I am not sure of the options; but the oradim command gives a help. > > At some point you would hit a problem that is decipherable. Please let us > know what came out of it. > > >From: john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >ver 8i NT4.o > >all services have been set to automatic and start fine > > > >however the NT Event Viwer and the oracle "alert.log" > >show that the instance being shutdown just after the > >box boots up. > > > >how do we rectify this problem ? > > > >below is from the alert.log > > > >ORA-205 signalled during: alter database mount exclusive.. > >Shutting down instance (abort) > >License high water mark = 5 > >Instance terminated by USER, pid = 144 > >--------------------------------------------------- > >please note: the shutdwon was not initiated by any admin > >or user but done by the system itself after the box boots > >up. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jeremiah Wilton INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
