Re: Serious listener problem - can anyone help?

From: Andrew Kerber <andrew.kerber_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 13:49:24 -0500
Message-ID: <CAJvnOJZEHhTrPQvvx8_K5MYgOrGEz=+LPWpR5zNHF0WDq2GHdQ_at_mail.gmail.com>



Now that you mention that, I am almost positive I ran into that once several years ago, or something close to that. it sounds very familiar... It should make a good blog post for you if you have a blog.

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Norman Dunbar <oracle_at_dunbar-it.co.uk>wrote:

> On 10/05/13 18:35, David Barbour wrote:
> > Probably not the answer, but you may have an extra slash in your oratab
> > entry.
> You get the prize along with _at_martinberx on Twitter! It was indeed an
> extra slash in oratab.
>
> The solution is as follows:
>
> 1. Shut down liatener and database using current oratab versions - with
> extra slash.
>
> 2. Edit oratab, remove trailing slash from Oracle Homes.
>
> 3. Restart listeners. restart databases.
>
> 4. Connect via listener, it works perfectly.
>
> An extra trailing slash, for crying out loud.
>
> My deepest thanks to everyone who took p[art in this problem solving
> exercise. I spend the best part of today on it, you guys toom mere
> minutes. I am humbled by your awsome-ness!
>
> Thanks all.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Norm.
>
>
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