Re: ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error

In previous versions adding
LOCAL o8test
to HKLM\software\oracle
to the registry would allow you to leave out the service name. Most likely this is still working

Hth,

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Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Roger Li <pyli_at_tsmc.com.tw> wrote in message news:84576t$j14_at_netnews.hinet.net...
> Hi,
> When I installed Oracle 8i on PC, and I can connect DB from local using by
> "sqlplus system/manager".
> But after I restart this local machine, I can not connect DB using by
> "sqlplus system/manager" forever. I alwyas met oracle error :
> ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error .....
> I only can connect DB by connect string :
> "sqlplus system/manager_at_o8test" (o8test is defined in tnsnames.ora)
> Can anybody tell me why?? Do I need set some environemnt ???
> (I had used Oracle Home selector to change Oracle Home,
> but it fail !!! )
>
>
> Roger Li
>
>
>
Received on Sun Dec 26 1999 - 10:49:09 CST