Make sure that your oracle service is stopped and started correctly. If you can't mount the database, it may be that your oracle service has started incorrectly and is holding locks on the files that your instance needs in order for it to mount.
Then check the alert log for more information. -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 2:50 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I am trying to learn RMAN using the Oracle Backup & Recovery 101 book. I keep running into the error below. ORA-01102 cannot mount database in EXCLUSIVE mode This is on an NT server. I can't see that the database is already up. Never had this problem before. Any ideas? Ron Smith -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Smith, Ron L. 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Josh Collier 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).
