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You need to use the full path to the script - use the locate command to find it, see below.<br />
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[root@intx ~]# locate tnsping<br />
/opt/oracle_8i/bin/tnsping<wbr />O<br />
/opt/oracle_8i/bin/tnsping<wbr /><br />
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[root@intx ~]# /opt/oracle_8i/bin/tnsping<wbr /><br />
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TNS Ping Utility for Linux: Version 8.1.7.0.0 - Production on 14-NOV-2013 10:23:03<br />
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(c) Copyright 1997 Oracle Corporation. &nbsp;All rights reserved.<br />
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TNS-03502: Message 3502 not found; No message file for product=network, facility=TNS
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You need to use the full path to the script - use the locate command to find it, see below.

[root@intx ~]# locate tnsping
/opt/oracle_8i/bin/tnspingO
/opt/oracle_8i/bin/tnsping

[root@intx ~]# /opt/oracle_8i/bin/tnsping

TNS Ping Utility for Linux: Version 8.1.7.0.0 - Production on 14-NOV-2013 10:23:03

(c) Copyright 1997 Oracle Corporation.  All rights reserved.

TNS-03502: Message 3502 not found; No message file for product=network, facility=TNS

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I have an entry for &nbsp;an Oracle database in my tnsnames.ora fiel on a Linux server. I need to check connectivity so I tried using tnsping:<br />
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&gt;tnsping DBName<br />
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I get an error &quot;-bash: tnsping: command not found&quot;<br />
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Is ther something I am doing wrong? is there a better way to check database connectivity from Linux?
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I have an entry for  an Oracle database in my tnsnames.ora fiel on a Linux server. I need to check connectivity so I tried using tnsping:

>tnsping DBName


I get an error "-bash: tnsping: command not found"

Is ther something I am doing wrong? is there a better way to check database connectivity from Linux?

Checking database connectivity from Linux server to an Oracle database

Linux is a UNIX-like open source operating system with hundreds of distinct distributions, including: Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian, Slackware, Gentoo, CentOS, and Arch Linux. Linux is generally associated with web and database servers, but has become popular in many niche industries and applications.

Linux

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.