Right for CSS, wrong for listener. In my experience, it's bettet to run listener from the DB home. Actually, come to think of it... I think I never run listener from another home. Guillermo Alan Bort DBA / DBA Main Team EDS, an HP company -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of hrishy Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 9:23 AM To: Martin Berger Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: how many CSS deamons required per DB Hi Martin I am planning to use One Oracle home for my ASM instance and another oracle home for all my Db Currently 5 of them But i prefer to run my listeners and CSS from ASM home is my idea right ? regards Hrishy -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l