ORA-12514, 10g 2(beta) Oracle DBCA at install on winXP with sp2

Question

Hello!
The error mesage ORA-12514 has appear during the instalation of 10g Release 2, at window "Configuration Assistant";
Oracle Net Configuration Assistant have status Succeeded, but during next tool name "Oracle database configuration assistant" at point "Create and start oracle...services' the I've received the ORA-12514 error!!
my pc name is: srvdzt43
my pc is: mydomain.prv
currently I'm logged with user "Administrator" on my pc, not on domain
i've installed Microsoft Loopback Adapter (ip= 10.10.10.10)
my ip addres and dns are entered by me, not automatically
my PC is an IBM thinkPad T43 at 512RAM, 2Gz, win XP with sp2
I post now, the console response and then, the tnsname.ora,listener.ora and sqlnet.ora:
C:\>tnsping srvdzt43
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 29-AUG-2
005 15:29:19
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used EZCONNECT adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION=(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=srvdzt43))(ADDRES
S=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=10.10.10.10)(PORT=1521))(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=192.1
68.100.69)(PORT=1521)))
OK (0 msec)
C:\>lsnrctl status
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 29-AUG-2005 15:33
:47
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date 29-AUG-2005 13:10:41
Uptime 0 days 2 hr. 23 min. 7 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\listener.o
ra
Listener Log File C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\log\listener.log
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=SRVDZT43.mydomain.prv)(PORT=1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "PLSExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "PLSExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
C:\>lsnrctl services
LSNRCTL for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 29-AUG-2005 15:35
:46
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
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
The command completed successfully
C:\>
------------sqlnet.ora--------------------------
# sqlnet.ora Network Configuration File: #C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
# This file is actually generated by netca. But if customers choose to
# install "Software Only", this file wont exist and without the native
# authentication, they will not be able to connect to the database on NT.
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
------------tnsnames.ora-----------------------------
# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: #C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
----------------listener.ora----------------------------
# listener.ora Network Configuration File: #C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = srvdzt43.mydomain.prv)(PORT = 1521))
I've select from Oracle Universal Installer the default setings (Enterprise option and orcl database name) ;
In Computer Management-> Services I have only "OracleOraDb10g_home1TNSListener"
service; The "Orcl" database services has been removed when I hit the "Abort" option (when I received ORA-12514 error);
Anyone can iluminate me with this problem?
A few months ago I've installed the 10g product version with no error!
Before I try to install 10g relese 2(beta), I read plenty of documentation about installing the new verision of 10g release 2, and I removed any trace from old 10g Oracle (directories, registry, environment variabile,etc)
The problem is that I can't install now even the old 10g version!
I've tried on another Pc (this PC, let's say "never hear before the word ORACLE" and have the same config winXP+sp2) ..and again the same ORA-12514 error appear!
Because I could install the old 10g on my T43 laptop a few mounths ago with no error, I think the only explanation is that the windows updates, which I 've upgrade my laptop in this time cause the Oracle instalation/create database services to crush!
Am I right...? what can I do? ... I realy need the ORACLE 10g to move on it, my old Oracle 9 databases, and continue my development work!
Thanks! Have a nice day!
XaM

Answer 1

I see your tnsnames.ora does not contain an entry for service_name srvdzt43 , so EZCONNECT (or hostname) resolution is used, this is possible because service_name and hostname are the same.
There's a known problem with EZCONNECT connections, if a connect string is provided, but no password (throws ORA-12514), maybe there's something like that in the DB creation scripts.
I recommend you add a proper connect string into tnsnames.ora and try again.