How do I fix my listener so that I can connect to my database through a 3rd party tool (Toad)
When I try to log into Toad I get the error:
ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
When I type lsnrctl services I see several instance of my database:
Service "gabjos" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "gabjos", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:1 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Instance "gabjos", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:148 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "gabjosXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "gabjos", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1002 state:ready
DISPATCHER <machine: <computer mame>, pid: 3496>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HO
1117))
Service "gabjos_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "gabjos", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:148 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
I only have 1 entry for my database gabjos in my listener and tnsnames.ora. I don't know where all of these other instances are coming from or how to fix this. Does anyone know how to troubleshoot this and fix it so that I can get into the database through Toad? The database is located in the same location as Toad.
ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of service requested in connect descriptor
When I type lsnrctl services I see several instance of my database:
Service "gabjos" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "gabjos", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:1 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Instance "gabjos", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:148 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "gabjosXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "gabjos", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1002 state:ready
DISPATCHER <machine: <computer mame>, pid: 3496>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HO
1117))
Service "gabjos_XPT" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "gabjos", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:148 refused:0 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
I only have 1 entry for my database gabjos in my listener and tnsnames.ora. I don't know where all of these other instances are coming from or how to fix this. Does anyone know how to troubleshoot this and fix it so that I can get into the database through Toad? The database is located in the same location as Toad.
can you connect with sqlplus?
BTW do you have multiple oracle homes on the server that may confues TOAD a bit and what version of TOAD do you use?
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I can connect to sqlplus at the command line but not in the sqlplus application. I only have 1 oracle_home
Now you have me confused. sqlplus is a stand-alone utility provided by Oracle.
What do you mean by the sqlplus application?
What do you mean by the sqlplus application?
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I am in a windows environment and there is a sqlplus tool under start --> programs --> oracle home --> application development --> Oracle SQL plus a dialog box opens for you to enter the user name, password and host string. I can't connect to the database through this application or Toad. But if I open a windows command prompt and type sqlplus "<user name>/<password>" I can connect to the database successfully.
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Toad version 8
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I only have 1 oracle home
>>I only have 1 oracle home
Then sqlplusw.exe (the windows version) and sqlplus.exe (the command line version) should both connect.
From the Start menu right-click on the sqlplus icon and select properties. Look where it is being executed from.
The from the command prompt look at the PATH environment variable.
Then sqlplusw.exe (the windows version) and sqlplus.exe (the command line version) should both connect.
From the Start menu right-click on the sqlplus icon and select properties. Look where it is being executed from.
The from the command prompt look at the PATH environment variable.
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I changed the service name so that it didn't contain the domain name just the Oracle SID
XDB is Oracle XML database.
XPT is dataguard.
They shouldn't be and problem unless you just don't want them.
Check your sqlnet.ora file for a domain entry. If it has one, try commenting it out.