Are you sure you have the ORACLE_SID set ... or it may be set to something different. Make sure it is set to the right db you are trying to connect.
Murali. "Bartolo, David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ueblo.edu> cc: Sent by: Subject: Permissions error [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/02/2003 08:19 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L Hi All I get this error when I try to log into sqlplus from my DEC ALPHA machine through a telnet session. Enter user-name: testid Enter password: ERROR: ORA-01034: ORACLE not available ORA-07320: smsget: shmat error when trying to attach sga. DEC OSF/1 (AXP) Error: 13: Permission denied Did some permissions get corrupted. I am able to connect using sqlplus from my oracle account. This happens when I try to connect from a different account. Thanks David -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: Murali_Pavuloori/[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).