Have u tried google first and metalink.oracle.com<http://metalink.oracle.com>? Create the listener and tns entry dude. 8i net configuration component must be failing, let it go n then create that manually. Again multiple groups. Answeting to askDBA only. Regards - Chirag On 9/21/05, Thiagoo <thiagoodba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > I'm creating a DB thru OEM's DBCA in Novel netware, Oracle 8.1. > First it creates and starts an instance > Second it tries to create the database files, now this ORA-12560 error > flashes. > How can I resolve this error? > I checked the tnsnames.ora and listener.ora, the only difference was it > was not with complete domain name, so I edited that also, re-started that > listener..still this error persists. > When I tried to manualy execute those files, am not able to secure > 'connect internal'? > Pls shed some light on this. > ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error > Best Regards, > Thiagu > > > *==================================================* > ** > *Thanks & Best Regards,* > ** > *Thiagu* > ** > *==================================================* > > ------------------------------ > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate <http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/> to the > Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > >