Re: oracle installation on a machine in a domain

di_marcello_at_hotmail.com wrote:
> The service will start but the oracle instance will not.
>
> I did some testing with domains etc. My conclusion is that when a domain
> (internal) is present like my active directory the oracle instance will not
> auto start. but when i unplug my utp cable reboot the machine than it is all
> fine so what has oracle to do with windows active directory.
> Do i need to configure anything else. like internet directory ore something
> that leeds to my domain controller. I don't know.
>

Here is one thing to try. I don't know if it will help since debugging a network problem via a newsgroup is pretty tough.

OraNet sends the server's "hostname" to a client when attempting to establish a connection (such as when starting your db). Open a DOS window on your Win2k server and type 'hostname'. Does the output show "host" or "host.domain"? Is it different when you plug/unplug your UTP cable?

If it shows a domain, you have to include the domain in your tnsnames.ora "host" argument; otherwise, you don't.

You might also need to modify your "hosts" file (on Win2k, see c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) to include server aliases with and without a domain.

We have several domains here at work and it's always a trial-and-error effort every time we add a new server to try to get everything set up correctly. I guess I should write down what I do next time, eh? Received on Tue Oct 15 2002 - 12:56:04 CDT