Re: Error 6720 on Mac/Unix

In article <CFIywq.Eo0_at_gremlin.nrtc.northrop.com> maurit_at_world.nad.northrop.com (Mark Aurit) writes:

   Im attempting to load SQL*NET on my Macintosh to access Oracle v.6 on    our Pyramid UNIX server. Ive been able to make the connection using    Windows (in both cases, the product was GQL), so Ive become an    unwilling master of config.ora, hosts, services.    Anyhow, per the Subject: line, Im getting a 6720 when trying to log    into the server. I can telenet in w/MacTCP, so the problems isnt    there; the install seemed to go o.k.
   Can anyone shed any light on the 6720?    Thanks a bunch, Mark

ora-6720 is an ORACLE_SID lookup-failure on your Oracle Server. Make sure the ORACLE_SID in your connect-string is in /etc/oratab on the server. Also, sqlnet doesn't seem to understand the host-file format of MacTCP v1.1, and can't use DNS services. Try specifying the IP-address in the connect-string (instead of hostname). You can even specify the port (1525), as in: scott/tiger_at_t:192.1.1.1/1525:v7. This can be set up as an alias in config.ora: local=t:<IP-address>/1525:<oracle_sid>

cheers,

Magnus Lonnroth
Oracel Sweden
Mail: mloennro_at_oracle.com Received on Sat Oct 30 1993 - 15:12:47 CET