Initial load failed on invalid username/password

Question

Hi,
Source oracle 1024 on HPUX
Target oracle 11203 RAC on Oracle linux
Goldengate version : Version 11.2.1.0.3
On source and target , The golden gate database user named : ggs_admin with the same password.
While trying to do an initila load for the first time i am getting :
ERROR OGG-00664 OCI Error beginning session (status = 1017-ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied).
Please advise
on SOURCE:
GGSCI (pulse) 3> view report load1
2012-10-12 23:09:39  INFO    OGG-01017  Wildcard resolution set to IMMEDIATE because SOURCEISTABLE is used.
                 Oracle GoldenGate Capture for Oracle
      Version 11.2.1.0.1 OGGCORE_11.2.1.0.1_PLATFORMS_120423.0230
**            Running with the following parameters                  **
2012-10-12 23:09:39  INFO    OGG-03035  Operating system character set identified as hp-roman8. Locale: en_US_POSIX, LC_ALL:.
EXTRACT  load1
USERID  ggs_manager, PASSWORD ***********
Source Context :
  SourceModule            : [ggdb.ora.sess]
  SourceID                : [/scratch/aime1/adestore/views/aime1_staoi06/oggcore/OpenSys/src/gglib/ggdbora/ocisess.c]
  SourceFunction          : [oci_try]
  SourceLine              : [642]
2012-10-12 23:09:39  ERROR   OGG-00664  OCI Error beginning session (status = 1017-ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denie
d).
2012-10-12 23:09:39  ERROR   OGG-01668  PROCESS ABENDING.Themanager parametr file is:
GGSCI (pulse) 2> view PARAMS MGR
PORT 7809
USERID ggs_admin, PASSWORD ggs_admin
PURGEOLDEXTRACTS /software/oracle/PRODBCV10gR2/ggs/dirdat/ex, USECHECKPOINTS
--AUTOSTART EXTRACT ext_gg_bezeq
--AUTORESTART EXTRACT ext_gg_bezeq, RETRIES 3, WAITMINUTES 1, RESETMINUTES 60Checking on source connection using ggsci + sqlplus in lower case and upper case : SUCCESSFULL:
GGSCI (pulse) 4> DBLOGIN USERID ggs_admin, PASSWORD ggs_admin
Successfully logged into database.
GGSCI (pulse) 5> DBLOGIN USERID GGS_ADMIN , PASSWORD GGS_ADMIN
Successfully logged into database.
GGSCI (pulse) 6> exit
[pulse:oracle@bcv /software/oracle/PRODBCV10gR2/ggs]$ sqlplus ggs_admin/ggs_admin
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
WELCOME TO PULSE GGS_ADMIN@BCV
GGS_ADMIN@bcv> exit
[pulse:oracle@bcv /software/oracle/PRODBCV10gR2/ggs]$ sqlplus GGS_ADMIN/GGS_ADMIN
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
WELCOME TO PULSE GGS_ADMIN@BCV
************************************The same SUCCESSFULL connection results are happen on TARGET :
GGSCI (dm01db02.bezeqint.co.il) 1> DBLOGIN USERID ggs_admin, PASSWORD ggs_admin
Successfully logged into database.
GGSCI (dm01db02.bezeqint.co.il) 2> DBLOGIN USERID GGS_ADMIN,PASSWORD GGS_ADMIN
Successfully logged into database.Also SQLPLUS connection with lowercase and upper case are OK :
[dm01db02:oracle@psdwh2 /home/oracle]$ sqlplus GGS_ADMIN/GGS_ADMIN
Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, Automatic Storage Management, OLAP,
Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> exit
[dm01db02:oracle@psdwh2 /home/oracle]$ sqlplus ggs_admin/ggs_admin
Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, Automatic Storage Management, OLAP,
Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> exit

Answer 1

What is the ORACLE_SID in your GoldenGate environment? If you can't resolve it at the OS level, then set it in your parameter files.