How to fix DBMS error code: 7 ( ArcSDE 10.1)

[SumanMukherjee]

Experts,

I am facing a startup error as below for ArcSDE 10.1. Previously this was running.

Check Oracle connection,$TNS_ADMIN,disk space, etc/service , $SDEHOME/etc/dbinit.sde

[install@mysrv etc]$ $SDEHOME/bin/sdemon -o start -p sde

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ArcSDE 10.1  for Oracle11g Build 768 Thu Aug 23 15:57:13  2012

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ST_Geometry Schema Owner: (SDE) Type Release: 1007

Instance initialized for ((sde)) . . .

init_DB DB_instance_open_as_dba: -1020

DBMS error code: 7

Could not start ArcSDE -- Check Network, $SDEHOME disk, DBMS settings and dbinit.sde.

[install@mysrv etc]$

Any clue?

Regards

Suman

[SumanMukherjee]

Resolved .

Oracle password got expired for SDE. Came across the warning for resetting the password

while connecting the database with SDE user.

but strange is I tried with sqlplus it didnot claim the same.

Anyway fix the issue 🙂

Regds

Suman