Re: ORA-12645 Error Help...

"CodeToad" <MayhemZero_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:BZUU9.63586$t06.3150997_at_news2.east.cox.net...
> I am getting that error, ORA-12645, and reference to a parameter file
error
> everytime I try to connect to a database at work via the Microsoft ODBC
> driver.
>
> So, I tried to do the connection via Win2k command shell, using
> sqlplus and got the exact same error. I am using copied TNSNAMES.ORA
> SQLNET.ORA files from a central file server (IFILE pointers), and I can
> tnsping
> the database servers, and other people on the network can connect using
the
> same .ORA files and SQL*Net installation.
>
> Our DBA checked metalink, and the only reference it had to this error was
if
> we were using some security parameters which we are not using.
>
> I even update the workstation to MDAC 2.7 and that made no difference,
> and I suspected it not since I got the error in sqlplus also.
>
> I cannot think of any other ideas to get this working, any suggestions?

Have you or your DBA tried replacing the SQLnet.ora that you are using with a bog standard one.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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