sqlplus "sys/password@somedb as sysdba" SQL> shutdown immediate Database closed. Database dismounted. ORACLE instance shut down. 16:28:00 - sys@somedb SQL> On 6/14/05, Chris Hoover <revoohc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Chris Hoover <revoohc@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Jun 13, 2005 4:08 PM > Subject: How to shutdown 9i? > To: Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > We are having a very strange problem. Our AIX server is having issues > and is not allowing shell access from the terminal or from the > network. > > The decision has been made to reboot this server tonight. However, it > is our Oracle 9i db server. Is there anyway to get Oracle to shutdown > w/o being able to log onto the box? We can connect to the db fine > with our application and sql plus, we just can't get a shell on the > box. We do not have an Enterprise manager server since we only run > this on copy of Oracle. > > thanks for any advice. > > Chris > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l