I am root on a GNU/Linux machine with Oracle 10.2.0.1.0 XE installed. I need to shut down Oracle, but I do not have admin logins to Oracle.
How do I as root force Oracle to shutdown?
I have a normal user login. When using that I get:
ORA-01089: immediate shutdown in progress - no operations are permitted
This does not change even if I run:
sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe restart
I have the feeling I need to create an administrative user from the Unix prompt, login in as this user, and run some magic command (probably one of Oracle Shutdown Method).
My guess is you probably need to fiddle with these files:
$ ls $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
hc_XE.dat init.ora lkXE orapwXE spfileXE.ora
But exactly what needs to be done?
Best Answer
A shutdown is already in progress. You can either
Wait
Login using
su - oracle
and thensqlplus / as sysdba
and issue the commandshutdown abort
if that's what you really want.