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From: "MotoX" <rat@tat.a-tat.com>
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Subject: Re: [Q] Listener claims running but ...
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 15:49:05 +0100
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Have you tried doing a 'ps -ef | grep lsnr' command to find the listener
process pid and then kill it with a 'kill -9 <pid>'? This will normally get
rid of the listener and then run can restart it with 'lsnrctl start'. Give
it a go.

MotoX.

Damijan Sencar wrote in message <35F60760.52AA4248@animus.mf.uni-lj.si>...
>I have the following question:
>
>We installed Oracle 7.3 on SCO ODT 5.0.4 box. It worked o.k.
>Then suddenly tnslistener stopped to respond. Database instance runs
>o.k. (sqlplus etc.) I can also make connection from sqlplus to another
>Oracle server over TCP.
>
>When I make tnsping to my server it respond "TNS-12541:TNS:no listener".
>
>But when I try to
>run tnslistener with lsnrctl start It responds with "TNS-01106:Listener
>using name LISTENER has already been started"
>
>When I try to stop tnslistener from lsnrctl utility with command  stop
>or reload it refuses to execute the command with message:
>"TNS-01165:The listener has not recognized the password". I set password
>
>before with command "SET PASSWORD etc."
>
>Command status from lsnrctl returns status listener running o.k.
>
>What is wrong here? Even if I reboot the machine is the result as above.
>
>Thank for any suggestion,
>
>
>Damijan
>
>
>