ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error while configuring ORACLE Workflow

Hi,
I am trying to configure ORACLE Workflow. I have given sys password and other parameters in the given format in Workflow Configuration Assistant. My DB Server is in my local network and I connect to it using SID in SQL Plus. But I got the following error while WorlflowCA tries to execute relevant script.
ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
SP2-0640: Not connected
WorkflowCA: Non-Oracle10g database detected
If anybody is having any clues, please help me.
Thanks in advance
Ajish M.

Thanks a lot for your quick reply.
I've read all the posts mentioned (quite a few more) but I couldn't find any suggested solution to the "non-oracle10g"-problem other than using the global db name instead of the sid - which didn't help in our case:
However, in a last desperate attempt to solve the problem on my own before launching another cry-for-help-post I did try running the configuration assistant using the correct password for the SYS user 8-} and - strange but true - it did work :-)
Needless to say: I used the global db name of course, so I can't say what would have happened without it, but I trust your hint was a legitimate one.
Anyway - I gues that error Message concerning a "non-oracle10g database" was slightly misleading in this case.... grrrr.
Andreas

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Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1522
ipc)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1522)))
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1522)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
Alias                     LISTENER
Version                   TNSLSNR for 64-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Produ
ction
Start Date                14-AUG-2013 19:33:07
Uptime                    0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 3 sec
Trace Level               off
Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP                      OFF
Listener Parameter File   C:\SecondTime_OracleDatabase_Install_Directory\product
\11.2.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\listener.ora
Listener Log File         c:\secondtime_oracledatabase_install_directory\diag\tn
slsnr\user-19yyar8x0d\listener\alert\log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC1522ipc)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=127.0.0.1)(PORT=1522)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>
C:\>lsnrctl service
LSNRCTL for 64-bit Windows: Version 11.2.0.1.0 - Production on 14-AUG-2013 19:36
:37
Copyright (c) 1991, 2010, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1522)))
Services Summary...
Service "CLRExtProc" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "CLRExtProc", status UNKNOWN, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
    Handler(s):
      "DEDICATED" established:0 refused:0
         LOCAL SERVER
Service "DB1XDB" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "DB1", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
    Handler(s):
      "D000" established:0 refused:0 current:0 max:1022 state:ready
         DISPATCHER <machine: user-19YYAR8X0D, pid: 120>
         (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=user-19yyar8x0d)(PORT=1051))
Service "DB1" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "DB1", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
    Handler(s):
      "DEDICATED" established:19 refused:0 state:ready
         LOCAL SERVER
The command completed successfully
C:\>
As we see, listener.ora file is not removed by Stop command. I am on the installation Wizard. How to solve this issue ?
Thanks.

Unable to create database due to ORA-12560, TNS protocol adapter error

Hello,
I'm trying to create an 8.1.7.0 database on a W2k server, but it is failing because as soon as svrmgrl is launched, I get an ORA-12560, TNS: protocol adapter error:
D:\oracle\db_creation_scripts>D:\oracle\ora81\bin\svrmgrl @D:\oracle\db_creation_scripts\mterm62run.sql
Oracle Server Manager Release 3.1.7.0.0 - Production
Copyright (c) 1997, 1999, Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter errorEcho ON
SVRMGR> connect INTERNAL/manager
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
SVRMGR> startup nomount pfile="D:\oracle\admin\mterm62\pfile\initmterm62.ora"
LCC-00161: Message 161 not found; product=RDBMS; facility=MGR
My ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID, and TNS_ADMIN environmental variables are correctly set, and I'm able to tnsping the listener.
I've enabled tracing, and my client trace file is:
--- TRACE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOLLOWS ---
New trace stream is d:\trace\client_trace.log_2084_9.trc
New trace level is 6
--- TRACE CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ENDS ---
--- PARAMETER SOURCE INFORMATION FOLLOWS ---
Attempted load of system pfile source d:\oracle\ora81\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Parameter source loaded successfully
Attempted load of local pfile source D:\oracle\db_creation_scripts\sqlnet.ora
Parameter source was not loaded
-> PARAMETER TABLE LOAD RESULTS FOLLOW <-
Successful parameter table load
-> PARAMETER TABLE HAS THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS <-
TRACE_DIRECTORY_SERVER = d:\trace
TRACE_DIRECTORY_CLIENT = d:\trace
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH = (TNSNAMES, HOSTNAME)
SQLNET.CRYPTO_SEED = 4fhfguweotcadsfdsafjkdsfqp5f201p45mxskdlfdasf
TRACE_FILE_CLIENT = client_trace.log
TRACE_FILE_SERVER = server_trace.log
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)
TRACE_UNIQUE_CLIENT = on
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = ADMIN
TRACE_LEVEL_SERVER = ADMIN
--- PARAMETER SOURCE INFORMATION ENDS ---
--- LOG CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOLLOWS ---
Log stream will be "D:\oracle\db_creation_scripts\sqlnet.log"
Log stream validation not requested
--- LOG CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ENDS ---
nigini: entry
nigini: Count in NI global area now: 1
nigini: Count in NI global area now: 1
nrigbi: entry
nrigbni: entry
nrigbni: Unable to get data from navigation file tnsnav.ora
nrigbni: exit
nrigbi: exit
nigini: exit
niqname: Hst is already an NVstring.
niqname: Inserting CID.
niotns: entry
niotns: niotns: setting up interrupt handler...
niotns: Not trying to enable dead connection detection.
niotns: Calling address: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=BEQ)(PROGRAM=oracle)(ARGV0=oracleMTERM62)(ARGS='(DESCRIPTION=(LOCAL=YES)(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=beq)))')))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=MTERM62)(CID=(PROGRAM=D:\oracle\ora81\bin\SVRMGRL.EXE)(HOST=SERV0354)(USER=tarisa))))
nsmal: 140 bytes at 0x12493f0
nscall: connecting...
nladini: entry
nladini: exit
nladget: entry
nladget: exit
nlpcaini: entry
nlpcaini: prg =
nlpcaini: arg[0] =
nlpcaini: arg[1] =
nlpcaini: exit
nsmal: 420 bytes at 0x12542f0
nsmal: 1712 bytes at 0x12572f0
nsopen: opening transport...
ntpcon: entry
ntpcon: toc = 1
sntpcall: entry
snlpcss: entry
ntpcon: exit
nserror: nsres: id=0, op=65, ns=12560, ns2=0; nt[0]=530, nt[1]=2, nt[2]=0; ora[0]=0, ora[1]=0, ora[2]=0
nsopen: unable to open transport
nsmfr: 1712 bytes at 0x12572f0
nsmfr: 420 bytes at 0x12542f0
nladget: entry
nladget: exit
nsmfr: 140 bytes at 0x12493f0
nladtrm: entry
nladtrm: exit
nioqper: error from nscall
nioqper: nr err code: 0
nioqper: ns main err code: 12560
nioqper: ns (2) err code: 0
nioqper: nt main err code: 530
nioqper: nt (2) err code: 2
nioqper: nt OS err code: 0
niomapnserror: entry
niqme: entry
niqme: reporting NS-12560 error as ORA-12560
niqme: exit
niomapnserror: returning error 12560
niomapnserror: exit
niotns: Couldn't connect, returning 12560
niotns: exit
nigtrm: Count in the NI global area is now 0
nnfgdei: entry
nrigbd: entry
nrigbd: exit
nigtrm: Count in the NL global area is now 0
My tnsnames, listener and sqlnet.ora files are very simple:
## BEGIN TNSNAMES.ORA
# TNSNAMES.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\NETWORK\ADMIN\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
MTERM62 =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.3.1.75)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = mterm62)
(INSTANCE_NAME = mterm62)
INST1_HTTP =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 10.3.1.75)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = SHARED)
(SERVICE_NAME = mterm62)
(PRESENTATION = http://admin)
# LISTENER.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\NETWORK\ADMIN\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = serv0354)(PORT = 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_DESC =
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\ora81)
(SID_NAME = mterm62)
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = ADMIN
# SQLNET.ORA Network Configuration File: D:\oracle\ora81\NETWORK\ADMIN\sqlnet.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
TRACE_DIRECTORY_CLIENT = d:\trace
TRACE_UNIQUE_CLIENT = on
TRACE_DIRECTORY_SERVER = d:\trace
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
TRACE_FILE_CLIENT = client_trace.log
TRACE_FILE_SERVER = server_trace.log
TRACE_LEVEL_CLIENT = ADMIN
TRACE_LEVEL_SERVER = ADMIN
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, HOSTNAME)
SQLNET.CRYPTO_SEED = 4fhfguweotcadsfdsafjkdsfqp5f201p45mxskdlfdasf
Does anyone have any ideas what else I can check. I'm a Unix person, not a Windows person, which is making it even more complicated. If I was on Unix, I'd just blow everything away and start again from scratch, but since I'm not sure how to remove all traces from the registry, etc., I don't want to try that on this machine. There was already one other database created, but it's not goign to be used.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
regards,
Tarisa.

hi,
thanks for the info. the problem, as it turns out, was that I was connected to the db server via a terminal service (Microsoft Management Console), which for some reason caused probelms with TNS. After I connected directly to the machine using VNC, I was able to create the database with no problems. strange but true.
regards,
Tarisa.

ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error in Oracle Forms...

Hi, I installed Oracle developer suite to use for Oracle forms but am getting "ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error" when trying to run a form. The database is running locally on my PC.
I've run the command line to see if hostname matches up with the "HOST= " in the ".../network/admin/listener.ora " file match, they do. What can I try next? I did have Oracle 10gXE installed, which I have now removed. I'm including my tnsnames and listener file content:
# tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\network\admin\tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
LISTENER_ORCL =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = frankenputer)(PORT = 1522))
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = frankenputer)(PORT = 1522))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = orcl)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
# 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 = frankenputer)(PORT = 1522))
Thanks in advance for any help!

Of course you found another one. Each .and every Oracle database client home (such as developer, app server) has one.
Don't just change the port - the tnsnames.ora in the dev home does not point to a database service. It only points to an extproc [external procedure called by a database]. You need to put a database service entry into that file similar to the one in the database home. (Easiest solution - copy the tnsnames.ora from db home ... after you've made a backup)
And please don't tell me you are using Developer 6i - a simple Google search would verify that the networking is incompatible.

ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error on Fedora Core 5

Hi ,
After installing the 10201_database_linux_x86_64 on Fedora Core5. The database is started fine on the server. The status of is Listener is also up. But when try to connect from client PC. I am getting ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error error please help. me.
Thanks,

Here are my config files.
On SERVER
listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME =/u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = db10g)
(ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc1)
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xxxxx)(PORT = 1521))
(ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
sqlnet.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES = (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT, HOSTNAME)
tnsnames.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
DB10G =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xxxx)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = DB10G.WORLD)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
now when I issue lsnrctl start db10g i am getting following error.
TNS-01151: Missing listener name, db10g, in LISTENER.ORA
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