Yep...My bad..
I found it in that manner. But there was no key pointing to a tns file.
I am totally stumped as to where it is pulling the correct information from to
do the ping with.
From: Matt Adams [mailto:MAdams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 2:12 PM
To: Storey, Robert (DCSO); Oracle L
Subject: RE: tnsping phantom file
If it's a 32 bit client on 64 bit windows, then the ORACLE key will be in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SOFTWARE -> WOW6432NODE (at least that's where it is on
my PC)
From: Storey, Robert (DCSO) [mailto:RStorey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:02 PM
To: Matt Adams; Oracle L
Subject: RE: tnsping phantom file
Sorry, forgot to add that I'm on windows.
I don't have TNS_ADMIN set as an environmental variable. My client was made
from an image, with the software already installed and setup (client only).
Interesting is that when I went into regedit to see what path was setup, Oracle
was not listed as a key within the SOFTWARE setup of HKEY_Local_machine
From: Matt Adams [mailto:MAdams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 1:44 PM
To: Storey, Robert (DCSO); Oracle L
Subject: RE: tnsping phantom file
On various unix flavors, I've seen oracle pick up tnsnames.ora files in /etc,
/var/opt/oracle, and $HOME. See if there is an extra file in any of these
Also check to see of the TNS_ADMIN environmental variable is set.
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Storey, Robert ;(DCSO)
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 2:32 PM
To: Oracle L
Subject: tnsping phantom file
A simple thing, tnsping. However, its causing me much grief today.
Troubleshooting connectivity issue and so I immediately do a tnsping from the
client station. Tnsping returns the expected information. App still will not
connect.
I go look at the tnsnames.ora file and the service name does NOT exist in my
file. Yet, the tnsping is returning the proper values for the service name I
am asking for (which is the default service name for our app that we put on all
computers).
I added the service name via net manager but only setup 1 of the two ports we
normally used. I also created a different service name (Service B) with the
same information. Once I added the expected service name to my tnsnames file,
the app works.
However, a tnsping returns BOTH ports I normally configure for the service
name. Not just the one I configured new. Tnsping of Service B returns just
the one value.
The screen shows me it is using the TNSNAMES adapter, but, I have no idea where
it is finding the information.
Thoughts?
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