I found out what the problem was, in case anyone is interested. It was
caused by my failure to create a TNSNAMES.ORA file in the *correct*
ORACLE_HOME. The configuration assistant switches from the default
home to the correct one, and THAT is where the tnsnames.ora file needs
to be setup.
ETA.
bigjobbies_at_hotmail.com (Ethel Aardvark) wrote in message news:<1a8fec49.0211260749.738960a7_at_posting.google.com>...
> To all truly clever people comes a request for help:
>
> I am having a real problem configuring Oracle 9iFS on W2K.
> The first thing the configuration assistant asks for is the Net
> Service Name and the 'SYS' Password.
> When I enter the relevant details I get about a 20 second delay and
> then a message saying:
> "The folowing orror occurred: oracle.ifs.utile.action.
> ActionFailedException: java.sql.SQLException:
> ORA-12535: TNS:operation timed out"
>
> I can connect to the database via SQL*Plus using the same credentials
> in less than one second (the database is local), so I doubt it is a
> true timeout. The only thing I need to do to log in via SQL*Plus is
> add the "as sysoper" (or sysdba) to the end of the "connect" string or
> I am refused entry. (There is no opportunity for this in the config
> assistant.)
>
> Can anyone help please?
>
> ETA
Received on Fri Dec 20 2002 - 04:33:27 CST
