RE: Basic RMAN question

It may be a simple permissions error, such as the environment not being declared.
>From the prompt, type in lsnrctl, and from that promt, type status.
If you can see your listener, all is well with permissions.

I have tried your way to do it, and my output is fine: Recovery Manager: Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production

RMAN-06005: connected to target database: TRINITY (DBID=88690634) RMAN-06009: using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog

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Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:54 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Try RMAN
and at rman prompt
RMAN> connect backup_admin/backup_at_dbname

Does that work ?
Check for LD_LIBRARY_PATH, ORACLE_HOME .... environments and which RMAN Executable your session is using.

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 05:28 AM

> Hi All,
>
> I am starting to play with rman in a test environment, however I seem
> to be hitting a really basic problem starting rman.
>
> I have oracle 9.2.0.1.0 installed on Redhat AS 2.1
>
> When i issue the command:
> > rman target='backup_admin/backup as sysdba_at_foobar' nocatalog
log="test.log"
> rman: can't open target=backup_manager/backup as sysdba_at_foobar
>
> So i tested the connect string i had used as shown below:
>
> Enter user-name: opcenter : foobar: /home/oracle: $ sqlplus /nolog
>
> SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Feb 26 13:04:56 2003
>
> Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> SQL> connect backup_admin/backup as sysdba
> Connected.
>
> So I thought id start simple:
> >rman nocatalog
> rman: can't open nocatalog
> >rman
> this just hangs
>
> So what have i missed?
>
> Thanks
>
> Ceri
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