ORA-12663

From: Doug Cowles <dcowles_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 21:03:06 -0400
Message-ID: <37BDFACA.210FC879@bigfoot.com>

I am trying to connect via database link to a 7.3.3 database from an 8.1.5
database. I can tnsping the sid, I can connect directly with sql*plus, but when I try to use a database link, I get

ERROR:
ORA-12663: Services required by client not available on the server

The documentation I have was not particularly enlightening. The tnsnames.ora entry is

rxy =
  (DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =

      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 129.39.236.18)(PORT = 1526))     )
(CONNECT_DATA =

      ( SID = rxy )
    )
  )

The SID is lowercase on the other box, so that's not it. I created the link like
create database link D4 connect to schema identified by password using 'rxy'.

Is this some sort of Net8 thing I don't know about?

Received on Fri Aug 20 1999 - 20:03:06 CDT