inoffensive_2009 wrote:

>> do you know what shutdown does?
>
> IBPP's reference for the Service interface says Shutdown() is "Used
> to shutdown a database. Shutting down a database consists of properly
> denying connections from other users than the SYSDBA or owner user"

Exactly. It denies *new* connections. It does nothing to existing
connections. This is why you have to disconnect.

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