my bad. the platform is HP-UX PA-RISC 64bit 11.23 ( btw 11.2.0.1 is certified only on 11.31 hopefully it should not be the issue ) . i am running netca as oracle user which is part of the dba group On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 6:42 AM, Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:56 PM, K R <kp0773@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> All >> >> I am hitting this error while trying to install 11gR2( 11.2.0.1) GI with >> install and configure Grid Infrastructure for standalone server option. >> >> [INS-20802] Oracle Net Configuration Assistant failed. >> >> Looking at the netca trace file it complains about >> >> Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=LISTENER))) >> TNS-01189: The listener could not authenticate the user >> >> appreciate any suggestions >> > > > In addition to the following, make sure that netca is being run > as a user that is a member of the dba group. > > Running netca as the owner of the oracle install should work. > > You neglected to include platform information and authentication > scheme information, which could be relevant as OS authentication > is slightly different between platforms and authentication schemes. > > 6:38-jkstill-0 > oerr tns 1189 > 01189, 00000, "The listener could not authenticate the user" > // *Cause: The user attempted to issue a privileged administrative command, > but > // could not be successfully authenticated by the listener using the local > OS > // authentication mechanism. This may occur due to one of the following > // reasons: > // 1. The user is running a version of LSNRCTL that is lower than the > version > // of the listener. > // 2. The user is attempting to administer the listener from a remote node. > // 3. The listener could not obtain the system resources needed to perform > the > // authentication. > // 4. The local network connection between the listener and LSNRCTL was > // terminated unexpectedly during authentication message exchange, such > as > // if LSNRCTL program was suddenly aborted. > // 5. The communication between the listener and LSNRCTL is being > intercepted > // by a malicious user. > // 6. The software that the user is running is not following the > authentication > // protocol, indicating a malicious user. > // *Action: Make sure that administrative commands are issued using the > LSNRCTL > // tool that is of a version equal or greater than the version of the > listener, > // and that the tool and the listener are running on the same node. You can > // issue the VERSION command to find out the version of the listener. > // If a malicious user is suspected, use the information provided in > // the listener log file to determine the source and nature of the > requests. > // Enable listener tracing for more information. If the error persists, > // contact Oracle Support Services. > > > Jared Still > Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist > Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com > Home Page: http://jaredstill.com > >