Re: Questions of a new user -- Unable to create a database with Oracle 8 Enterprise Evaluation

Keith,

You need to set up a listener service on the NT machine and also configure a tnsnames file for every PC connecting to the NT Server (including the NT server itself).

Hope this helps...

Chris

Keith Olivares wrote:
>
> Greetings:
>
> Since I'm very new to this, please bear with me.
>
> I've downloaded the latest evaluation copy of Oracle 8 enterprise
> version for Windows NT so I can test it with our application through
> JDBC. I tried to create a new database (both typical and custom)
> through the Oracle Database assistant. Each time it attempts to create
> a database, I get this error:
>
> ORA-12203: TNS:unable to connect to destination
>
> I try to connect make a connection internal, but it will not accept any
> passwords, not even the ones I supplied when I tried to create the
> databases. Also, when I installed the Oracle 8 Enterprise evaluation, I
> never got a prompt asking me to set up a oracle admin account (which I
> was expecting since other RDBMS programs like DB2 and Sybase always
> asked me for one).
>
> No matter what I do and even if I follow the documentation step by step,
> I still can't seem to create a simple database for me to test with my
> company's application. I desperately need help to get this running for
> our company has clients who are clamoring for this.
>
> Thank you very much for your help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Keith Olivares
> Javelin Technologies, Inc.
Received on Wed May 26 1999 - 01:26:23 CDT