Are you using AIO? Then these may be AIX processes that are started by the kernel (kproc - kernel procs) on behalf of 'oracle'. Are you sure that they are owned by oracle. If so, can you shut the server down?
John Kanagaraj Oracle Applications DBA DBSoft Inc (W): 408-970-7002 What would you see if you were allowed to look back at your life at the end of your journey in this earth? ** The opinions and statements above are entirely my own and not those of my employer or clients ** > -----Original Message----- > From: John Dunn [mailto:john.dunn@;sefas.co.uk] > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 6:04 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: FW: kproc processes owned by Oracle on AIX > > > > > > All, > > > > I have shutdown my database(but not the listener). > > > > I notice that I have a number of kproc processes owned by oracle. > > > > Why? > > > > John Dunn > > Sefas Innovation Ltd > > 0117 9154267 > > www.sefas.com > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: John Dunn > 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). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: John Kanagaraj 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).
