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Database Administration

This chapter provides a brief overview of the database administration tools available in SQL*Plus, and discusses the following topics:

• Overview

• Introduction to Database Startup and Shutdown

• Redo Log Files

• Database Recovery

This chapter is intended for use by database administrators. In order to access the functionality of the commands mentioned in this chapter, database administrator privileges are necessary.

For more information on database administration, see the Oracle8i Concepts manual.