From: anacedent@hotmail.com   
      
   Hale wrote:   
   > Hi   
   >   
   >      I'm trying to connect to my oracle install using sqlplus and create a   
   > new user.  I get the error "database not open".  How do I open this?   
      
   It sounds as though Oracle is not running.   
   $ SQLPLUS   
   / as sysdba   
   startup   
   exit   
      
   I suspect that since you are asking the above question,   
   that you'll have other problems due to the lack of RTFM.   
      
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