How does one setup an Oracle Names Server?

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2004-08-08 12:28.

Follow these steps to configure an Oracle Names Server:

Create a domain database: Run script $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/namesins.sql ($ORACLE_HOME/network/names/namesini.sql on WinNT)
From a Windows9x/ NT workstation, start the Oracle Net8 Assistant and configure
Copy the generated configuration files to your server
Start Oracle Names on the server: namesctl start