Ruth, I don't think there was "as sysdba" option in 8.0.5. If NT user is member of ORA_DBA group, he should be able to "connect internal" (if I remember correctly) and start the instance. Igor ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ruth Gramolini Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 3:59 PM To: oracle-l Subject: 8.0.5 on NT4 media failure We have experienced a media failure on an 8.0.5 db on NT4. This is an old instance that no one who is hear now knows about. Is there a way to log into server manager and start the instance for recovery? What permissions does the NT user have to have to connect / as sysdba? Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA, Ruth -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." --Benjamin Franklin