It sounds to me like you are getting a brute force attack on your listener... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joe Smith Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 7:52 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: tns-1169 Does anybody know how to stop the error message in the listener.log: TNS-01169: The listener has not recognized the password I have read the docs on metalink and realize that you must do: set current_listener LISTENER_orcl change_password set password save_config I can see the the command completes successfully. I can see the encrypted password at the bottom of the listener.ora file. Does anybody know? thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail and more from Microsoft Office Live! http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l