Starting and Stopping the Oracle Database

This section demonstrates how to start and stop the Oracle Database 10g server. The command-line utility is sqlplus and works the same for the Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Windows versions. The only difference is linked to account ownership of the database. This difference exists because of the way the file system and ownership models work in Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Linux. The differences evoke strong emotions from some people who prefer one over the other, but they simply present different opportunities and hurdles from varying perspectives.

The Oracle database management system can support multiple database instances. The ability to support multiple instances makes it necessary to assign each instance ...

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