Re: why is oracle such a b*@$%! to install on Linux?

Hi

Setup tns or drop the "@db" (just be sure to set up ORACLE_SID=db in the environment)

Have you checked the Oracle on Linux HOW-TO?

Don't blame Linux or Oracle btw - Just look at the thing sitting 30cm from the screen ;-) ha ha!

Lehmann

"Peter Bismuti" <bismuti_at_cs.fsu.edu> wrote in message news:8o1ul4$dbl$1_at_news.fsu.edu...
> I've spent all day and it still doesn't work. I heard it takes 5 minutes
> on Windows, what is the deal?!
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> [oracle_at_mycomputer]$ sqlplus name/password_at_db
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> SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.5.0.0 - Production on Wed Aug 23 18:31:26 2000
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> (c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
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> ERROR:
> ORA-12514: TNS:listener could not resolve SERVICE_NAME given in connect
> descriptor
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> Enter user-name:
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Received on Thu Aug 24 2000 - 04:36:10 CDT