Hello list, I have Oracle 9i Rel 2(9204) database running on windows 2000 server. The server got rebooted in the mid-night and database instance was done. Today, when I try to bring up the database, I am getting the subjected errors. I have tried all the options given in the metalink, but, no usage? Can anyone shed my limelight on this? Your valuable inputs are high appreciated. -- Best Regards, Syed Jaffar Hussain 8i,9i & 10g, OCP DBA Banque Saudi Fransi, Saudi Arabia http://jaffardba.blogspot.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Winners don't do different things. They do things differently." -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l