Thanks, but that didn't change anything. We have to be missing something - most likely simple - but danged if 4 pairs of eyes can see it... --Scott -----Original Message----- From: David Sharples [mailto:dsharples@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Alter system register; should get it to see it, but doesn't explain why you cant get it normally on startup -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Odd question time: RTFM'd until we're blue, but we can't get the listener services to register when specified in the init.ora vs a listener.ora file. HR Apps 11.5.7 on Oracle 9.2.0.5, HPUX 11.11. We're trying to set the listener in the init.ora/spfile using the parameters: LOCAL_LISTENER=3Ddb1 SERVICE_NAMES=3Ddb1.us.acme.com INSTANCE_NAME=3Ddb1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------