Hi,

Try rebooting your server. I had a similar problem and for some reason it was solved rebooting the server.



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From: " (Frank Dodgers)" <oracledba-ezmlmshield-x98054377.[Email address protected]
To: "LazyDBA Discussion" <[Email address protected]
Subject: startup after shutdown abort
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:06:41 +0000

>
> From windows SQL*Plus screen (not cmd) trying to connect to an 10 G instance on a linux box
>
> entered "shutdown abort" and the db shut down as expected
> entered "startup" and got a TNS error (sorry did not record which one)
> entered "connect /[Email Address Removed] as sysdba" and got a TNS error (sorry did not record which one)
> exited sql*plus gui and opened a cmd window on windows box
> entered "sqlplus /[Email Address Removed] as sysdba" and got a TNS error (sorry did not record which one)
>
> basically I cannot get reconnected to an idle instance as I was initially prior to the shutdown abort -- your help is appreciated.
>
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