Vikram Mehta wrote: > Hi All, > > I am using Oracle 9i > I have Installed it on Solaris Sparc Which verion of solaris? > When I install Oracle 9i, it does so nicely. > I can also create databases and users etc. Which version of 9i? 9.2.0.?????? > But after I reboot the system a few times (just 1 or 2) > > I cannot connect to the database > > When I start sqlplus I get > ORA-01034: ORACLE not available > ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist > SVR4 Error: 2: No such file or directory > > What can be the problem Make sure you have started the database first. ps -ef|grep oracle (among others) is your friend. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------