Can't Connect When Specifying Database Name

Question

Hi all,
I have an issue with an Oracle 9 database where I can connect if I do not specify a database to connect to but when i do specify one i get an error.
For example, my database is called WEB. If i open sqlplus and type connect username/password it will connect fine. If I type connect username/password@web I get an error.
The full error that appears in the log is:
TNS-12500: TNS:listener failed to start a dedicated server process
TNS-12546: TNS:permission denied
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00516: Permission denied
*32-bit Windows Error: 5: Input/output error*
I have checked the tns entries and listener file and both are fine. Here are the entries:
TNSNAMES:
WEB =
*(DESCRIPTION =*
*(ADDRESS_LIST =*
*(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))*
*(CONNECT_DATA =*
*(SERVER = DEDICATED)*
*(SERVICE_NAME = web)*
LISTENER:
LISTENER =
*(DESCRIPTION_LIST =*
*(DESCRIPTION =*
*(ADDRESS_LIST =*
*(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0))*
*(ADDRESS_LIST =*
*(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))*
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
*(SID_LIST =*
*(SID_DESC =*
*(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)*
*(ORACLE_HOME = D:\OraHome_1)*
*(PROGRAM = extproc)*
*(ENVS = "EXTPROC_DLLS=ANY")*
*(SID_DESC =*
*(GLOBAL_DBNAME = web)*
*(ORACLE_HOME = D:\OraHome_1)*
*(SID_NAME = web)*
This is on a Windows machine and I have checked and all the services are running. I have also checked the sqlnet.ora file for this entry:
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NONE) and tried it with NONE and NTS.
WEB is the only database on the Oracle server.
Can anyone suggest a solution to this problem?
Edited by: ThomasK on Jul 19, 2010 2:10 PM

Answer 1

Here are the results from the commands:
Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\ava>lsnrctl service
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on 19-JUL-2010 15:03:
33
Copyright (c) 1991, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC0)))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Service "web" has 2 instance(s).
Instance "web", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
LOCAL SERVER
Instance "web", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"DEDICATED" established:0 refused:5 state:ready
LOCAL SERVER
Service "webXDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "web", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
Handler(s):
"D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1002 state:ready
DISPATCHER <machine: 296508-WEB3, pid: 3812>
(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=296508-web3)(PORT=2667))
The command completed successfully
C:\Documents and Settings\ava>set
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\ava\Application Data
CLIENTNAME=SERENITY
ClusterLog=C:\WINDOWS\Cluster\cluster.log
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Common Files
CommonProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files
COMPUTERNAME=296508-WEB3
ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
FP_NO_HOST_CHECK=NO
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\ava
LOGONSERVER=\\296508-WEB3
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=4
OPENSSL_CONF=C:\OpenSSL-Win32\bin\openssl.cfg
OS=Windows_NT
Path=D:\OraHome_1\bin;D:\OraHome_1\jre\1.3.1\bin;D:\OraHome_1\jre\1.1.8\bin;C:\P
rogram Files (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools\;C:\Program Files\ava Tools\;
C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\Program Files (x86)\D
ell\SysMgt\RAC5;C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\SysMgt\oma\bin;C:\PHP;C:\PHP\ext;C:\
Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.1\bin;C:\PHP\libmcrypt.dll;C:\PHP\ext\php_mbs
tring.dll;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files (x86)\Micr
osoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools
\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files (x86
)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files (x86
)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.PSC1;.VBS
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=EM64T Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f0b
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
ProgramFiles(x86)=C:\Program Files (x86)
PROMPT=$P$G
SESSIONNAME=RDP-Tcp#3
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\1
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\1
USERDOMAIN=296508-WEB3
USERNAME=ava
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\ava
windir=C:\WINDOWS
C:\Documents and Settings\ava>tnsping web
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.4.0 - Production on 19-JUL-20
10 15:03:33
Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
D:\OraHome_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)
(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_
NAME = web)))
OK (0 msec)
C:\Documents and Settings\ava>ping 296508-web3
Pinging 296508-web3 [192.168.100.42] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.100.42: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.42: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.42: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.100.42: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for 192.168.100.42:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Documents and Settings\ava>lsnrctl status