Re: Oracle 8.0.5 client on linux connecting to Oracle 7.3.4 on Solaris

From: johnkoo <johnkoo_at_i-wave.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 21:27:34 -0000
Message-ID: <7be4oe$hk43@news.hk.linkage.net>

First, make sure you have properly config your tnsnames.ora. Make sure you are connecting through TCP/IP rather than other means!!! then make sure your environmental variable are okay, especially the ORACLE-SID !!! and ORACLE_HOME !!!

John

dp wrote in message <36DA8092.7F3C0CA8_at_asimba.com>...
>I am trying out Oracle 8.0.5 on linux. The installation went fine, and
>the client sqlplus works fine connecting to Oracle7.3.4 on NT, and
>Oracle8.0.5 on linux. But when I want to connect to Oracle.7.3.4 on
>Solaris, it fails. It complains about Oracle not being available:
>ERROR:
>ORA-01034: ORACLE not available.
>
>Anyone seen this? Did I miss anything installing Oracle clients on
>linux?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
Received on Mon Mar 01 1999 - 15:27:34 CST