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ORA-01031 error while shutdown command given by Sys user

424410Jan 27 2009 — edited Jan 31 2009
Dear Friends,

I am facing a problem for shutdowning the Oracle 8i database. It is giving the ORA-01031: insufficient privileges, where as i am using the "sys" user id.
I am here quoting the SQL prompt.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>sqlplus /nolog

SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production on Tue Jan 27 13:41:35 2009

(c) Copyright 2000 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

SQL> conn sys as sysdba;
Enter password:
Connected.
SQL> shutdown immediate;
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges
SQL>

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Please give me the solution in asap

rgds
Mithun

Edited by: Mithun on Jan 27, 2009 1:46 PM
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