Re: creation of new database under RedHat Linux 7.3 problems

On Sat, 29 Jun 2002 19:49:42 -0400, Faust A. Tanasescu <davoid_at_gentoo.org> wrote:

>Hello.
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>My goal is to create a database and add some users. Having problems with creating. Here's details.
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>I have just installed Oracle on a Redhat 7.3 system. The installation went well, except for the Database creation GUI that simply would not work, complaining that it can not connect to Oracle. SO I just exited the install.
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>I then started srvmgr and once I do connect SYSTEM and I supply the password, I receive error ORA-12545: Connection failed because target host or object does not exist.
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>What am I doing wrong? (new to Oracle)
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>I _have_ taken a look at all the manuals on otn.oracle.com, but I am unable to create a database.
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>Thank you for your time.
>Davoid.

You *can't* create a database using the SYSTEM account in the first place. Need to do that with connect / as sysdba

Also, did you set ORACLE_SID?
The error is a sqlnet error telling you you have a host name in your tnsnames.ora in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin which doesn't exist. Usually you configure sqlnet after database creation, so it may well be you implicity use the default tnsnames.ora

Hth

Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

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