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

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 11:08:13 +0100
Message-ID: <8o5gik$v0$1@soap.pipex.net>

If you type oerr ora <error number> at your command line you'll get a message, which in this case will tell you that the setup of tnsnames.ora & or your listener is incorrect.

HTH

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
"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 Fri Aug 25 2000 - 05:08:13 CDT