Re: On desc : ORA-12663: Services required by client not available on the server

"Pluton" <pluton_at_cybercable.tm.fr> writes:

>
>
> Hello world.
>
> I have a really strange behaviour here....
> The context : Oracle8 on NT and O7.0 (SunOS). The strange behaviour comes
> from SQL*Plus 8 on NT. I can connect via SQL*Net v2 to O7, apparently
> without a problem. I can "select, update" and all but when I want "DESC
> a_table", I get an
> ORA-12663: Services required by client not available on the server
> and this if the table exists or not.
>
> I'm fed up with this.
>
> Can anyone help me in any way please ?
>

I believe that this is a known bug. Your local Oracle support center should be able to help you get the fix.
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                                        Rick
                                        Rick Wessman
                                        Distributed Data Security
                                        Oracle Corporation
                                        rwessman_at_us.oracle.com