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Why can't you access that instance?
If it is the one you are trying to start, it is obviously already started; If it is not the one you are trying to start, check the value of your ORACLE_SID environment variable to be sure you are trying to start the correct instance.
If it is the correct instance and it should not be already
started, then something happened when it was last shutdown that failed to 'clean up' after itself..
If you cannot issue a shutdown abort to the 'rogue' instance you may have to restart the server to resolve it.
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If it is the one you are trying to start, it is obviously already started; If it is not the one you are trying to start, check the value of your ORACLE_SID environment variable to be sure you are trying to start the correct instance.
If it is the correct instance and it should not be already
started, then something happened when it was last shutdown that failed to 'clean up' after itself..
If you cannot issue a shutdown abort to the 'rogue' instance you may have to restart the server to resolve it.
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