use srvmgr23 and connect internal C:\>svrmgr23 Oracle Server Manager Release 2.3.4.0.0 - Production Copyright (c) Oracle Corporation 1994, 1995. All rights reserved. Oracle8 Enterprise Edition Release 8.0.6.0.0 - Production With the Partitioning and Objects options PL/SQL Release 8.0.6.0.0 - Production SVRMGR> connect internal Password: Connected. At 15:59 5/12/2006 -0500, Ruth Gramolini wrote: > > 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 -- Kurt Van Meerbeeck kurtvm@xxxxxxxxxx kurt_van_meerbeeck@xxxxxx dude@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.ora600.org Imagination is more important than knowledge... (A.Einstein) You can have many different jobs and still be lazy... (H.Simpson) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l