Andrew, on a server that works (adapters = TCP, BEQ,IPC etc) and on one that it doesn't they are both set the same -rwsr-s-x (read missing of world) ________________________________ From: Kerber, Andrew W. [mailto:Andrew.Kerber@xxxxxxx] Sent: 08 November 2007 17:09 To: John Hallas; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: adapters showing no protocols enabled Check the sticky bit on the oracle executable in $ORACLE_HOME/bin Should look like this: -rwsr-sr-x ==================== BJSS Limited, 1st Floor Coronet House, Queen Street, Leeds LS1 2TW. Registered in England with company number 2777575. http://www.bjss.co.uk