• Use the buttons at the bottom of the status tab to:

  • Startup a Database

  • Shutdown a database

  • Alter the state of a database

  • The database to be started or shutdown requires a password file, and remote_login_passwordfile=EXCLUSIVE must be set in the pfile (typically INIT.ORA or INIT<sid>.ORA. If you have created the database with the New Database Wizard, it will already have this file built. If you created the database in another manner, you will need to be sure it has the password file set properly.

  • Build init.ora... - This button builds an init.ora file for the currently selected username.

  • Refresh current - This button manually refreshes the display of current connections.