Take a look at: http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/network.920/a96580/config_ c.htm#484186 Where the search order for cman.ora,listner.ora,tnsnames.ora,names.ora,sqlnet.ora and ldap.ora is listed. Sten -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:37 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: listener.ora search order <snip> I just spent 10 minutes looking for some documentation of the listener search path, couldn't find anything useful on MetaLink, Google or in the docs. Maybe someone here has a link. Jared ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------