# Adabas start 12 not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Forum\ **Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Basics-on-Linux-Unix-Windows, Adabas-on-Windows-UNIX, Adabas-on-Linux\ **Created:** [September 3, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adabas-start-12-not-working/183687 "2015-09-03T18:42:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roimarmier\_eddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7c8e57/32.png) [@roimarmier\_eddy](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/roimarmier_eddy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adabas-start-12-not-working/183687/1 "2015-09-03T18:42:50Z")
Hi, I have download the SAG Natural CE 8.3 and try to do the tutorial , but i have a issue regarding the connexion to the database . Natural studio work fine, i can create another database but when i try to start the db , i have the text below. [color=green] C:\Natural-CE\Adabas\>adashow 12 Database ID : 12 Database Name : GENERAL\_DATABASE Version : (default) Config. file : C:\ProgramData\Software AG\Adabas\db012\DB012.INI Status : inactive C:\Natural-CE\Adabas\>adastart 12 %ADASTA-I-STARTUP, Database 12 starting as service %ADASTA-I-STARTNOPLOG, Database 12 starting with NOPLOG option %ADASTA-I-WAITING, Waiting for database 12 to come up … … … . [/color] Do i do something wrong or missing ? In adabas ver 6.3 no problem to activate or desactivate a DB ( i desinstall it before install the Natural CE ) If someone have any idea , it will be great . Regards . ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:34pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/adabas-start-12-not-working/183687/2 "2021-04-02T15:34:08Z")