Hi I am not sure if I have understood ur problem but can u please try this 1. cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs 2. ls -alt lk*.ora 3. if there is any file by the name lk<db_name>.ora where db_name is the database name and NOT SID then try removing this file and starting up the database again. do this ONLY if this database is NOT a. standby or b. Oracle parallel sever ( init.ora does NOT have any parallel server parameters!)
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