Not sure why your posting has lots of empty lines in it, but it does make
reading the files a bit difficult. In any case, let's start with the
basics. From an OS prompt type in lsnrctl stat - what's the result? May be
that you just haven't started the listener, in which case a listener start
is the resolution.
--
HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
Pete
Author of "Oracle8i: Architecture and Administration Exam Cram"
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"Joel Orcutt" <jorcutt_at_steelpoint.com> wrote in message
news:a6bb8159.0202132029.1db96b5_at_posting.google.com...
> I've just finished installing 9i enterprise on my RedHat 7.1 Server.
>
> (A very painful experience I might add)
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> I believe that the installation was successful. I completed all of
> the install steps including net config and dbca.
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> Here's my problem -
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> While I'm pretty sure that everything was configured properly, I can
> not connect to the database.
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> I can not tnsping successfully either. When I try bin/tnsping
> localhost from the oracle home I get error TNS-12541: TNS:no listener.
> (I realize that this uses HOSTNAME to resolve) When I try
> bin/tnsping ORADB_ORADB.REDSAND or bin/tnsping oradb or any other
> variation of tnsping that I can think of I get error TNS-03505: TNS:
> Failed to resolve name.
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> I've included the vitals below.....
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> My Linux Hostname + Domain:
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> RedSand1.Sandboxes
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> My listener.ora file is as follows:
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> LISTENER =
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> (DESCRIPTION_LIST =
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> (DESCRIPTION =
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> (ADDRESS_LIST =
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> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = RedSand1.Sandboxes)(PORT =
> 1521))
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> )
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> (ADDRESS_LIST =
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> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC))
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> )
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> )
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> )
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> SID_LIST_LISTENER =
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> (SID_LIST =
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> (SID_DESC =
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> (SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
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> (ORACLE_HOME = /usr/oracle/OraHome)
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> (PROGRAM = extproc)
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> )
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> (SID_DESC =
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> (GLOBAL_DBNAME = oradb.redsand1)
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> (ORACLE_HOME = /usr/oracle/OraHome)
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> (SID_NAME = oradb)
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> )
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> )
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> My tnsnames.ora file is as follows:
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> INST1_HTTP.REDSAND1 =
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> (DESCRIPTION =
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> (ADDRESS_LIST =
>
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> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = RedSand1.Sandboxes)(PORT =
> 1521))
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> )
>
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> (CONNECT_DATA =
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> (SERVER = SHARED)
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> (SERVICE_NAME = MODOSE)
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> (PRESENTATION = http://HRService)
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> )
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> )
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> EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA.SANDBOXES =
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> (DESCRIPTION =
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> (ADDRESS_LIST =
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> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC))
>
>
> )
>
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> (CONNECT_DATA =
>
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> (SID = PLSExtProc)
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> (PRESENTATION = RO)
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> )
>
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> )
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> ORADB_ORADB.REDSAND =
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> (DESCRIPTION =
>
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> (ADDRESS_LIST =
>
>
> (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = RedSand1.Sandboxes)(PORT =
> 1521))
>
>
> )
>
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> (CONNECT_DATA =
>
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> (SID = oradb)
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> (SERVICE_NAME = oradb.redsand)
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> (SERVER = DEDICATED)
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> )
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> )
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> I consider myself a novice with Oracle and would greatly appreciate
> any help.
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Joel
Received on Thu Feb 14 2002 - 10:40:06 CST
