It was not necessarily needed even then, but the decision was made to continue an age old convention at that time so as to keep a long standing window for maintenance :) The tradition began over 10 years ago, I have been gone for about 1/2 a decade now. Joel Patterson Database Administrator joel.patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx x72546 904 727-2546 -----Original Message----- From: Allen, Brandon [mailto:Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 12:40 PM To: Patterson, Joel; ganstadba@xxxxxxxxxxx; dwaynec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: To autostart database or not? I agree - I like to have a DBA involved to check things out whenever the host and/or instance is restarted. We've got about 10 unix (AIX & HPUX) boxes and none of them has ever crashed in over 8 years. Why would you do weekly reboots on a Unix box? -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joel.Patterson@xxxxxxxxxxx In one previous shop, unix shutdown every Sunday anyway, so it was coded to only autostart on that day.... perhaps that was at that time one reason the unix box rarely crashed... if ever. Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l