SQL> shutdown immediate
ORA-01507: database not mounted

ORACLE instance shut down.

SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 45166484 bytes
Fixed Size 73620 bytes
Variable Size 31813632 bytes
Database Buffers 13107200 bytes
Redo Buffers 172032 bytes
ORA-00205: error in identifying controlfile, check alert log for more info

I checked the alert file and got this:
ORA-27086 skgfglk: unable to lock file - already in use

The name of the database is POLICY running on IBM AIX Oracle 8.1.7





[Edited by panjub_raj on 05-07-2001 at 12:15 PM]