If the sql connextions are still connected and working type "EXIT" in each session and they will be released. Then you can shutdown immeniate and fix your parameter. Ron >>> jacintakean@xxxxxxxxx 02/25/2004 8:02:22 PM >>> Inorder for you to shutdown the database you still got to use the kill command- to end both sqlplus session --- Guang Mei <gmei@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well, I set up processes = 12 just to do my testing. > The regular value is > 150 (I think it is default). I don't want to open > 140 or so sessions for my > testing. > > We occuasionally had some adhoc scripts running > against 8i db that locked > certain table and the other sessions would start to > pile up after that. I > had to bounce the db. I am wondering if thers is > some other way to log into > db in 9i without doing the session killing. I guess > this might be one reason > that we would stay in 8i for a while. > > Guang > > > -----Original Message----- > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Reginald.W.Bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:21 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: 9i : ORA-00020: maximum number of > processes (%s) exceeded > > > > Why would you set processes = 12? Are you trying to > OFF you databse? Was > this some kind of a bad experiment? What worked for > 8i doesn't necessarily > work for 9i. Use the kill command and just kill the > SQL*Plus sessions, log > in as SYSDBA and shutdown the DB, and call it a day. > Or use "kill" to kill > the database. Dealer's choice. > > > ============================================================================ > ================================ > > Reginald W. Bailey > IBM Global Services > JPMC Account - DCI ETS Database Management > Your Friendly Neighborhood DBA > 713-216-7703 (Office) 281-798-5474 (Mobile) > reginald.w.bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxx > baileyre@xxxxxxxxxx > ============================================================================ > ================================ > > > > gmei@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent by: To: > oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > oracle-l-bounce@fre cc: > elists.org > Subject: 9i : ORA-00020: > maximum number of processes (%s) exceeded > > > 02/25/2004 03:03 PM > Please respond to > oracle-l > > > > > > > Hi: > > In 8i, when I got the above error, I always could > launch svrmgrl, connected > as intenal and bounce the DB. Now in 9i without > svrmgrl, how do we bounce > the db if we have the above error? > > I did the following test on a 9204 db on Solaris 9: > > 1. I set up processes=12 in init.ora, and started > the db, everything is OK. > ps -ef|grep ora_ gave me: > > oracle 9209 1 0 13:59:20 ? 0:00 > ora_pmon_YPD > oracle 9217 1 0 13:59:21 ? 0:01 > ora_smon_YPD > oracle 9211 1 0 13:59:20 ? 0:00 > ora_dbw0_YPD > oracle 14801 14800 0 15:44:56 pts/3 0:00 ps > -ef > oracle 9223 1 0 13:59:21 ? 0:01 > ora_qmn0_YPD > oracle 14800 14787 0 15:44:56 pts/3 0:00 grep > oracle > oracle 9215 1 0 13:59:21 ? 0:02 > ora_ckpt_YPD > oracle 9219 1 0 13:59:21 ? 0:00 > ora_reco_YPD > oracle 9213 1 0 13:59:21 ? 0:02 > ora_lgwr_YPD > oracle 9221 1 0 13:59:21 ? 0:00 > ora_cjq0_YPD > > 2. I opened two seperated sql sessions, connected as > regular user. No > problem. So I left them idle. > > 3. When I tried the 3rd session, I got > > essex$ sqlplus user/password > > SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Feb > 25 15:46:31 2004 > > Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All > rights reserved. > > ERROR: > ORA-00020: maximum number of processes (%s) exceeded > > > Enter user-name: > ERROR: > ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied > > > Enter user-name: > ERROR: > ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied > > > SP2-0157: unable to CONNECT to ORACLE after 3 > attempts, exiting SQL*Plus > essex$ sqlplus '/ as sysdba' > > SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on Wed Feb > 25 15:46:57 2004 > > Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All > rights reserved. > > Connected. > SQL> shutdown immediate > ORA-24324: service handle not initialized > ORA-24323: value not allowed > ORA-00020: maximum number of processes (%s) exceeded > > > I can not shut down the DB. The other two sessions > are still working as > normal. I don't want to do "kill -9" to another > sqlplus connection if I > don't have to. Do I have another choice if I want to > bounce the db? > > TIA. > > Guang > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: > oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at > //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at > //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: > oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at > //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at > //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: > oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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