Re: Net8 confusion - need help

You were exactly correct. I added the lines:

names.default_domain = world
name.default_zone = world

to sqlnet.ora and I was able to immediately connect to the database. Didn't even need to restart the listener.

Thanks very much.

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Randy Harris




"Álvaro Palma Aste" <queria_direccion_at_el.perla.invalid> wrote in message
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> Randy Harris escribió:

> >"Álvaro Palma Aste" <queria_direccion_at_el.perla.invalid> wrote in message

> >news:aiv5pv$cd0$1_at_localhost.localdomain...

> >> Randy Harris escribió:

> >> >I've been trying to understand this using the Net8 Admin Guide, but am

> >just

> >> >too dense to figure it out.

> >>

> >> >I created a database, this entry was created in tnsnames.ora:

> >>

>


> [details deleted]

>


> >> Look up the config of your sqlnet.ora file. It says something

> >> about "world" names.

>


> >Please forgive my ignorance.  Where would I find the config of my

sqlnet.ora


> >file?

>


> No problem, nobody borns knowing :-)

>


> The sqlnet.ora file should be in the same folder than

> tnsnames.ora, often $ORACLE_HOME/net80/admin for net80 clients.

> It should look like

>


> TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = OFF

> names.directory_path = (TNSNAMES, HOSTNAME)

> names.default_domain = world

> name.default_zone = world

> automatic_ipc = off

>


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