Just been informed that with Red Hat server there is a directory - /var/log/subsys - that is used on an "init 6" to force an orderly restart of Oracle. Apparently, if there is a "touch" file in there called "oracle", an init 6 will cause the "rc" shutdown and startup scripts to kick in. Otherwise, all that happens is a "kill" of the oracle processes. Has ayone been able to verify this? Or even find it in other Linux dists? My Suse is strangely silent on any of this. Cheers Nuno Souto nsouto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To search the archives - //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/