Re: Listener won't start! TNS protocol adapter error

From: Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 12:25:55 +0200
Message-ID: <70plnc$oec$1@hermes.is.co.za>

jessicalevour_at_my-dejanews.com wrote in message <70pdfg$rk8$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...

>I have re-installed Personal Oracle 7.2.2.3.1 on Win98 but I receive the
>following error when attempting to start the listener:
>
>TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
> TNS-00530: Protocol adapter error

<snipped>

>Attempted to listen on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PARTIAL=yes)(QUEUESIZE=1))
>TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
> TNS-00530: Protocol adapter error

This may be the clue as to why you get the error. I think you need to include an IPC (inter process communication) entry in the listener's config file.

Try and the following to the ADDRESS_LIST of your LISTENER.ORA: ---

        (ADDRESS=
          (PROTOCOL= IPC)
          (KEY= oracle.world)
        )
        (ADDRESS=
          (PROTOCOL= IPC)
          (KEY= ORCL)
        )

---

I shooting from the hip here but I think the problem may be that the listener process can not establish an IPC connection with the database process which then results in the error you describe.

regards,
Billy Received on Fri Oct 23 1998 - 05:25:55 CDT