RE: Creating a **DEFAULT** database

Are you trying to connect as the Oracle software owner? Also, what's the OS?

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Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 7:44 AM
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Hi,

Forgot to mention the error msg that I get on connecting using just the "username" --

ORA-01034: ORACLE NOT AVAILABLE Thanks and Regards,
Mranalini

Mranalini Shetty wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Our new database is behaving a little strange. Both our
> Oracle Server and Client are on the same machine but while
> connecting through the Client I need to specify
> "username_at_database_name". The same does not happen when I
> run sqlplus, "sqlplus scott/tiger" works.
>
> The variable ORACLE_SID is appropriately set, it's pointing
> to the new database name. The new database is mounted and
> the listener services are up.
>
> Someone kind of hinted that the database is created as a
> remote
> database. Can I check what it currently is ... I mean a
> default one /
> remote.
>
> We didn't face this problem with the old database. On
> comparing the init<SID>.ora files we found that the new
> database did not have the db_domain name set. We tried
> setting this in the init file (was done after the database
> was created).
>
> Would help if I got some hint on where and what to look for.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
> M Shetty
>
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