Hello Joeffrey, Did you create any init scripts to start the service? Like dbora and put it in /etc/rc.d/init.d Hope that helps a bit! jer Thursday, July 7, 2005, 3:43:14 AM, you wrote: > hello > i successfully installed oracle 10g on CentOS 3 i can login at > http://hostname:5500/em but after restarting the PC all i get is "The > connection was refused when attempting to contact hostname:5500" thank you > very much for your help. > rgds, > Joeffrey > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- USE THE BEST . . . Linux for servers . . . Macintosh for graphics . . . Palm for mobility . . . Windows for solitaire!