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Please post your listener.ora and sqlnet.ora
dbuckingham wrote:
> Have 4 instances set up on Linux/oracle box (Oracle 8.1.7, RH 7.3). On
> the linux box, i can start and connect to each instance ok via svrmgrl
> and sqlplus after setting the ORACLE_SID.
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> However, if I try and establish a entry in the tnsnames.ora file via
> netca I get ORA-12514 error. I have noticed that when I try and start
> netca I get an unknown host entry on the screen:
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> [oralce_at_tempus]netca
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> unknownhost tempus
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> unknownhost tempus
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> unknownhost tempus
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> Then the network configuration assistant starts up. I enter in the
> service name and host and hit test and get the ORA-12514 error.
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> This has come about since giving the linux box a fixed ip for our
> network. Previous to this I was able to make the connection via netca
> and hence also our windows network.
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> If i do a TNSPING i get tnsping-03505: failed to resolve host name.
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> any ideas?
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Received on Tue Aug 19 2003 - 20:32:01 CDT