the fact that there are no sessions running doesn't mean that Oracle is not still cleaning up after one of the processes you killed.. unlike abort, immediate tries to be a bit nice about how it leaves the database before it shuts down.
--- Ravi Kulkarni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gurus, > > Solaris8/Oracle 8173-32bit. > Shutdown abort works but Shutdown immediate hangs. Startup Normal is > fine. > No special entries in Alert log regarding smon/pmon > activities-postStartup/During Shutdown. All DB Sessions/connections > cleaned/killed before shutdown. Tried several times. > > Any Hints? > > TIA, > Ravi. > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Ravi Kulkarni > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).