Oracle Error Code 12541
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ORA-12541: TNS: no listener Oracle Tips by John Garmany You Asked: I get the ORA-12541 error message when I try to connect through Forms6i and Reports6i Builder. I've started the listener also. I have no problems accessing the database through SQL*Plus. I've checked the listener.ora and tnsnames.ora files and everything seems okay. We Said: From the docs: ORA-12541: TNS no listener Cause: Listener for the source repository has not been started. Action: Start the Listener on the machine where the source repository resides. Basically the Forms server could not find the listener. First check the tnsnames.ora file and ensure that it points to the correct server and port. If the Forms server is on another machine, test the TNS resolve with tnsping from the command prompt. Finally, check the listener. First, ensure that your listener service is running. C:\Documents and Settings\ME>lsnrctl stat This should show the status of the listener and the services it is listening for. Remember that when you run SQL*Plus on the database server, it does not need the listener to connect unless you specify the database tnsnames.ora entry.Try to start the listener service using lsnrctl from DOS prompt. set ORACLE_HOME= cd %ORACLE_HOME%/bin lsnrctl start LISTENER If the listener service is not running, re-start the listener service using the Windows task manager or use the DOS command line utility to re-start the Windows service with the "net start" command: C:\Documents and Settings\ME>net start OracleOraDb10g_home1TNSListener You can use the lsnrctl status command to verify that the listener is down, and lsnrctl start to start your listener. If you are on Windows, also verify that the listener service is running. Here are more notes on lsnrctl: Oracle listener lsnrctl command Oracle listener lsnrctl command Oracle listener security tips Blocking Oracle access by IP Addresses �� Bucauses this error?[edit] An ORA-12541 error occurs when the listener for the destination server is down or unreachable when you try to connect. This can be due to the listener not being started or being incorrectly configured, or it can be due to a network connection problem. How to fix it[edit] Make sure that the listener is up and listening on the address[edit] For example if you want to connect to the instance with SID=ORCL on a computer named TAMIN_NT using TCP protocol on PORT=1521 then it means that a listener has to be associated with SID = ORCL on machine TAMIN_NT and be listening for TCP protocol on port 1521. The listener must http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_ora_12541_tns_no_listener.htm be up and running when one requests a connection. To check that the listener is up and running use operating system facilities (like Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Services under NT) or LSNRCTL (Listener Control Program.) The STATUS command of LSNRCTL shows the current state of the listener. If the listener is up and running then it may not have been associated with correct instance or not listening for the specified protocol. This information is http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/ORA-12541 the Listener Parameter File ( a text file) usually located under ORACLE_HOME\Network|Admin with the name of listener.ora. The STATUS command of LSNRCTL also shows the current location of this file. However, in my personal experience a STOP and START command in LSNRCTL is required for the STATUS command to show latest changes, especially when there are multiple Oracle homes on the same computer. The listener parameter file consists of two parts. The first part is the specification of the protocols for which this listener is listening, and the second part specifies the instances to which this listener is attached. Check and make sure that they are correct. You may edit listener.ora file either by an ordinary text editor or by using the Oracle Net8 Assistant utility. Just keep in mind that a restart of the listener is required for the changes to be effective. Here is an example listener.ora file: # Filename......: listener.ora # Node..........: local.world # Date..........: 24-MAY-94 13:23:20 ################ LISTENER = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC) (KEY= oracle.world) ) (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC) (KEY= ORCL) ) (ADDRESS= (COMMUNITY= NMP.world) (PROTOCOL= NMP) (SERVER= NTSERVER) (PIPE= ORAPIPE) ) (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP) (Host= ntserver) (Port= 1521) ) (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP) (Host= ntserver) (Port= 1526) ) (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP) (Host= 127.0.0.1) (Port= 1521) ) (ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= SPX) (Service= ntserver_lsnr) ) ) STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0 CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10 TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = 0 SID_LIST_L
example inside Event Log Technote (troubleshooting) Problem(Abstract) User tries to launch Controller. User receives error message on http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21361712 screen. If they look at their client PC's 'application' Event Log, http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/12384/error-ora-12541-tnsno-listener there is an entry there, corresponding with the time when they tried to logon. On the Controller application server, there are periodic VBRUNTIME errors. Symptom Client PC screen: An error occurred while trying to access the server Client PC Event Log: Event Type: oracle error WarningEvent Source: Cognos ControllerEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 0Date: 1/31/2008Time: 10:20:10 AMUser: N/AComputer: PCNAMEDescription:Error occured at 1/31/2008 10:20:10 AM in Cognos Controller, Error No=5, Source=FrangoDirect.ServerInfoD.GetServerInfo#ControllerProxyClient, Description=System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process request. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80004005): ORA-12541: TNS:no listener at FrServerB.ServerInfoClass.GetServerInfo(String sGuid, String sUser) at Cognos.Controller.Proxy.CCRWS.ServerInfo_GetServerInfo(String sGuid, String sUser) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---, oracle error code HelpFile= HelpContext=0 Application Server Event Log: Event Type: Warning Event Source: VBRuntime Event Category: None Event ID: 1 Date: 1/31/2008 Time: 10:08:02 AM User: N/A Computer: SERVERNAME Description: The VB Application identified by the event source logged this Application FrSrvFunc: Thread ID: 3424 ,Logged: Error occured at 1/31/2008 10:08:02 AM in FrSrvFunc, Error No=-2147467259, Source=Server function:Db_CreateConnection(..) , Description= ORA-12541: TNS:no listener, HelpFile= HelpContext=0 And: Event Type: Error Event Source: VBRuntime Event Category: None Event ID: 1 Date: 1/31/2008 Time: 10:08:02 AM User: N/A Computer: SERVERNAME Description: The VB Application identified by the event source logged this Application FrSrvFunc: Thread ID: 3424 ,Logged: Connection Error: Udl=File Name=C:\Program Files\cognos\c8\Data\DEVELOPMENT.Udl But security is OFF!!! Error No=-2147467259, Source=OraOLEDB, Description= ORA-12541: TNS:no listener, Native Error=12541, Sql State = In addition, if using TNSPING, you may get the error ' TNS-12541: TNS: no listener'. Cause There are many potential causes for 'ORA-12541 TNS:no listener' errors. For example: Scenario #1 - Tnsnames.ora file does not have the correct information requ
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