Hi Are your databases running from several ORACLE_HOME? Can you do ps -ef | grep pmon | grep mysid and look from which ORACLE_HOME is mysid running? Thanks -- LSC On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 6:16 AM, hrishy <hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All > > Database mysid is running on localhost > > tnsping mysid > Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias > Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (COMMUNITY > = tcp.world) (PROTOCOL = TCP) (Host = remotehost.com) (Port = 1522))) > (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = mysid))) > OK (0 msec) > > database spfile says its registered on a listener that is running on port > 1527 > if do a show parameter listener on the database > > There is a non default named listener running on localhost on port 1527 > which is a 10g listener. > regards > Hrishy > --- On *Mon, 29/6/09, Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx>* wrote: > > > From: Howard Latham <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: sqlplus connect string issue > To: hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: "oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "MarkBobak" < > Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Monday, 29 June, 2009, 3:38 PM > > > Can you do a tnsping ahnd post the results > ? > > 2009/6/29 hrishy > <hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > >> Hi Mark >> >> Nope TWO_TASK is not set. >> >> regards >> Hrishy >> >> --- On *Mon, 29/6/09, Bobak, Mark >> <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >* wrote: >> >> >> From: Bobak, Mark >> <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > >> Subject: RE: sqlplus connect string issue >> To: >> "hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx>" >> <hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx>>, >> "oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>" >> <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> > >> Date: Monday, 29 June, 2009, 10:22 AM >> >> >> If the TWO_TASK environment variable is not set, then a login w/ >> username/password will connect to the local database running out of >> $ORACLE_HOME and identified by $ORACLE_SID. >> >> If the TWO_TASK environment variable is set, then a login w/ >> username/password will connect to a database identified by connect string >> with the value of $TWO_TASK. In other words, it's the same as typing >> username/password@$TWO_TASK. >> >> Note that if TWO_TASK is set, it will always override ORACLE_SID. >> >> Hope that helps, >> >> -Mark >> ________________________________________ >> From: >> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>[ >> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] >> On Behalf Of hrishy >> [hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=hrishys@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> ] >> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 5:09 >> To: >> oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: sqlplus connect string issue >> >> Hi >> >> For one of my databases i am unable to connect using >> sqlplus user/password >> but when i try >> sqlplus >> username/password@connect-string<mailto:username<http://uk.mc237.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=username> >> /password@connect-string> it connects >> >> The error message i get using sqlplus username/password is >> ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied >> >> There are many other databases on this server and they work fine. >> The thing that is different about this database is >> >> The tnsnames.ora has an entry for this database pointing to another host >> on port 1522. >> The local listener parameter on the database says the database is >> registered for a listener on port 1527 >> >> i did a truss -o log sqlplus username/password but clueless on what i >> should look or fix so i can connect using just sqlplus username/password >> without the connection string. >> >> regards >> Hrishy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Howard A. Latham > > > >