Problem in sqlplus 10.2.0.4

Hi,
I have a strange problem. Today we graded DATABASE from 10.2.0.2 to 10.2.0.4. Upgrade went through smooth. there were no errors. When we are executing a select statement from SQL Client(10.2.0.2) it is talking long time than expected. But the same query is taling less time in SQL client(10.2.0.1). Does any body faced this kind of problem earlier.
Thanks in advance.
Regards
DBA.

Hi,
Thanks a lot for your updates. In both clients explain and trace files are exactly same. I am thinking there is no problem at DB level. We are suspecting that the problem is with client. Can any body give any clue on this. I am trying to share the explain plan and trace file content here with.
Also can you please tell me how to execute "gather Oracle DD statistics".
Regards
DBA.
Edited by: Newappsdba on Aug 25, 2008 11:52 AM

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null

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I also have the Developer Suite installed on my computer but cannot access it. I think this is due to the aforementioned problem.
I would greatly appriciate advise in resolving this problem.

You have several Oracle Home's, so you may be trying to get the tnsnames.ora file from another location. You could either declare the XE entry at all used tnsnames.ora files or you should be consistent with the sqlplus client you are invoking. After the PATH environment variable you may be invoking a sqlplus executable located elsewhere but the XE Oracle Home, so this sqlplus will try to resolve the tns alias at the Home where this was invoked from.
I suggest you to verify your environment variables and make sure your path environment points to the XE oracle home and either reset your environment variables for your current session or invoke sqlplus with absolute path.
~ Madrid

NLS problem with sqlplus

Hi there,
I have a 9i database running on a windows machine, and I am trying to connect from another windows machine using sqlplus. When I try to login I get the error message:
ORA-12705: invalid or unknown NLS parameter value specified
I don't really know what it means or what I have to do? is it a problem on the server or on the client?
Can someone help me on this one?
Regards
Johnny

ORA-12705 invalid or unknown NLS parameter value specified
Cause: There are two possible causes: Either an attempt was made to issue an ALTER SESSION statement with an invalid NLS parameter or value; or the NLS_LANG environment variable contains an invalid language, territory, or character set.
Action: Check the syntax of the ALTER SESSION statement and the NLS parameter, correct the syntax and retry the statement, or specify correct values in the NLS_LANG environment variable. For more information about the syntax of the ALTER SESSION statement, see the Oracle9i SQL Reference
you have to correct that value in NLS_LANG enviroment variable of your OS.
Query NLS_LANG value in your server and put it equal in
your client.
Joel P�rez

Problem with SQLPlus while retriving the data.

Hi all,
SQL Plus while accessing one table named invdet(having around 900000 records) with line size option increased to 1000 it was showing error(application error : access voilation) after getting around 100-200 records.
Platform : Windows NT on a P-III machine.
Plz. give me the solution.
Thanks
Vijaykumar.

Vijaykumar,
You should work with Oracle Support on this. If the problem is not already known, they will log a bug for you.
They will want to know which version of SQL*Plus and the database you are using and will want a testcase.
- CJ

Problem with sqlplus copy command

When I try to use the SQLPlus Copy command (with Append or Insert action) with a 8.1.7 source DB and a 9.2.0.4 destination DB, I receive the "CPY0006: Select list has more columns than destination table" error.
The tables are identical in both DBs so I am confused.
Just to make sure the tables were identical, I then used the Copy command with the Create option and used a new table name.
That worked, however if I then try to use the Copy with an Insert or Append action against the table I just created, I get the error again.
I am using SQLPlus 8.1.6.0.0
Output from SQL*Plus:
NTEG> SET COPYCOMMIT 40;
NTEG> SET ARRAYSIZE 1000;
NTEG> COPY FROM xxxxx/xxxxx@nteg -
TO xxxxx/xxxxx@DEV -
INSERT sysadm.PS_ANIMAL_TBL -
USING select * FROM sysadm.PS_ANIMAL_TBLArray fetch/bind size is 1000. (arraysize is 1000)
Will commit after every 40 array binds. (copycommit is 40)
Maximum long size is 80. (long is 80)
CPY0006: Select list has more columns than destination table
Descr from both DBs
NTEG> descr ps_animal_tbl
Name
ANIMAL_CD
DESCR50
DESCRSHORT
DEV> descr ps_animal_tbl;
Name
ANIMAL_CD
DESCR50
DESCRSHORT

SQL> help copy
COPY
COPY copies data from a query to a table in a local or remote
database.
COPY {FROM database | TO database | FROM database TO database}
APPEND destination_table
[(column, column, column, ...)] USING query
where database has the following syntax:
username[password]@connect_identifier
SQL>
Joel P�rez

Login problem for sqlplus 9i

Hi All,
My Oracle is 9i. How can I login as sys directly using sqlplus. I have tried the following command :
"sqlplus sys/change_on_install@DB01 as sysdba"
many thanks.

sqlplus /nolog
connect sys/password@tnsname as sysdba

Sqlplus fails to start, halting Ora10g install on WinXP

Hello,
I've been trying to install Oracle 10g 10.2.0.1 on Windows XP SP2 all day. The problem is, sqlplus crashes (creating a Windows app crash dialog) during the Oracle Database Configuration Assistant step. Clicking "Don't Send" on the crash window will simply create another "SQL*PLUS has encountered a problem and needs to close" error. In other words, I can't escape the sqlplus crash, as it appears that the installer won't rest until it runs sqlplus.
Note that I have tried to run sqlplus from the command line during this process, and I receive the same crash notice.
The installActions log file contains this at the end:
INFO: Configuration assistant "Oracle Net Configuration Assistant" succeeded
INFO: Command = C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd /c call D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1/bin/dbca.bat -progress_only -createDatabase -templateName General_Purpose.dbc -gdbName orcl10g -sid orcl10g -sysPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -systemPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -sysmanPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -dbsnmpPassword 05a58adab13ddea6492d53596ff8af9327 -emConfiguration LOCAL -datafileJarLocation D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1\assistants\dbca\templates -datafileDestination D:\oracle\product\10.2.0\oradata -responseFile NO_VALUE -characterset WE8MSWIN1252 -obfuscatedPasswords true -sampleSchema true -recoveryAreaDestination NO_VALUE
The error in the Windows Event Log is this:
Faulting application sqlplus.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module unknown, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x00000000.
I'm not sure what else to include, please let me know what else you might need.
Thanks for your help. I've tried many different paths through the installer, always running into this same problem. Any advice on how to get past this sqlplus crash would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks very much,
Seth

Hello,
I did not have any problem setting up 2 different oracle versions on one Windows machine.
a) First I installed 10g R2 with a default database ORCL
Oracle_Home = d:\oracle\oracle10g
b) Second I did install 9i with a default database JUNK
Oracle_Home = c:\oracle\oracle9i
I configured listener.ora from 10g home for the above mentioned 2 databases.
<< listener.ora>>
LISTENER =
(DESCRIPTION_LIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521))
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\oracle10g)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = ORCL)
(ORACLE_HOME = D:\oracle\oracle10g)
(SID_NAME = ORCL)
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME = JUNK)
(ORACLE_HOME = c:\oracle\oracle9i)
(SID_NAME = JUNK)
<< Tnsnames.ora 10g>>
JUNK =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = JUNK)
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = ORCL)
<< Tnsnames.ora 9i>>
JUNK =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = JUNK)
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = ORCL)
<< Sqlnet.ora 9i/10g>>
SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICES= (NTS)
NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
<< tnsping>>
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 03-MAR-2006 14:36:56
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
D:\oracle\oracle10g\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = ORCL)))
OK (20 msec)
TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 03-MAR-2006 14:37:02
Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Used parameter files:
D:\oracle\oracle10g\network\admin\sqlnet.ora
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xasers)(PORT = 1522)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = JUNK)))
OK (20 msec)
<< Sqlplus 9i >>
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Mar 3 14:27:41 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Enter password: **********
Connected to:
Oracle9i Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
JServer Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production
SQL> select name from V$database;
NAME
JUNK
SQL> show release
release 902000100
<< Sqlplus 10g>>
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Mar 3 14:27:55 2006
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
Enter password: **********
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
SQL> select name from V$database;
NAME
ORCL
SQL> show release
release 1002000100
I did not see any issues in installation and setup listener having different homes and different versions. I guess your installation got messed up.
-Sri
Message was edited by:
Srikanth Pulikonda

Error conecting linux(sqlplus(ora8/9 client)) to SCO(ora7( DB))

HI. I apologize of my poor english....
Im trying to connect a new linux machine with ora8 to an old sco with ora7
points about...:
1- tnsping works fine. and I can see it in the logs
2- (here the problem) on "sqlplus user/pass@AUDI"
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mie Nov 6 15:43:47 2002
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
It got nothing on the trace files on the ora7 DB.
And the ora7 DB is working fine at production level with net clients whitout problems.
The service names tnsnames.ora for AUDI is:
AUDI =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192.168.119.207)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = AUDI)(SERVER=DEDICATED))
3- I can connect to any ora8 ora9 DB. without any error
what can I do ?
can I trace to a lower level ?
I really do not know what to do, becose I cant see any error at server side.
may it be an enviroment variable problem ??? I tried to put the same as in the sco enviroment.but nothing.
Please tell me any way to continue with it.
I've searched about and tried it...:
Solution Description:
=====================
The ORA-3113 error is a general error reported by Oracle client tools,
which signifies that they cannot communicate with the oracle shadow
process. As it is such a general error more information must be collected
to help determine what has happened.
This short article describes what information to collect for an
ORA-3113 error when the Oracle server is on a Unix platform.
General Issues:
===============
1) Is it only one tool that encounters the error or
do you get an ORA-3113 from any tool doing a similar operation?
If the problem reproduces in SQL*Plus, use this in all tests
below.
2) Check if the problem is just restricted to:
[ ] One particular UNIX user,
[ ] Any UNIX user
or [ ] Any UNIX user EXCEPT as the Oracle user.
3) Check if the problem is just restricted to:
[ ] One particular ORACLE logon
or [ ] Any ORACLE logon that has access to the
relevant tables.
4) If you have a client-server configuration does this occur from:
[ ] Any client
[ ] Just one particular client
or [ ] Just one group of clients ?
If so what do these clients have in common ?
Eg: Software release .
5) Do you have a second server or database version where the
same operation works correctly?
Connecting to Oracle
====================
If the ORA-3113 error occurs when actually connecting to Oracle then
continue with this section. If you connect to Oracle successfully and get
the error on an established connection, please go to the next section
'An Established Connection'.
Local Connections
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For local connections check the following:
1) Have you installed the Parallel Server Option?
ORA-3113 will occur if you have installed the Parallel
Server Option but do NOT have a Distributed Lock Manager
installed or running.
To deinstall the Parallel Server Option:
Shut down any Oracle instances
% script /tmp/relink.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib
# 'oracle' should not exist so delete it if it present
% rm -f oracle
% make -f oracle.mk no_parropt ioracle
% exit
If the above reports any errors Oracle support will need to
see the contents of the file /tmp/relink.out.
2) Try using the SQL*Net V1 driver for local connections:
setenv TWO_TASK P:
Then try the client tool. If this now works you may have a
problem with the default SQL*Net driver.
3) Your 'oracle' executable may be corrupt. Relink it as follows:
Log in as the 'oracle' user.
% script /tmp/relink.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib
% rm -f oracle
% make -f oracle.mk ioracle
% exit
If this reports any errors Oracle support will need to see
the contents of the file /tmp/relink.out .
4) Some Unix platforms need LD_LIBRARY_PATH to be set
correctly to resolve any dynamically linked libraries.
As the user with the problem:
% script /tmp/ldd.out
% id
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
% ldd oracle
% exit
If the 'ldd' command does not exist go to the next step below.
Check that all lines listed show a full library file. If there
are any 'not found' lines reported contact Oracle support
with the output of /tmp/ldd.out.
5) If you cannot connect as the Oracle user AND your system has
the 'truss' command try the following when logged in as
'oracle' (using the relevant client tool):
% truss -o /tmp/truss.out -f sqlplus user/password
Exit from sqlplus (or the problem tool)
Keep the file /tmp/truss.out safe - Oracle MAY need to see it.
Remote Connections
==================
For remote connections check the following:
1) Check if you can make LOCAL connections. If not then follow
the steps above for LOCAL connection problems.
2) Which SQL*Net protocol are you using ?
Table C.1
~~~~~~~~~
SYMBOL SQL*Net V1 Layer Prefix Debug Listener
osnptt PIPE Two Task P: OSNTTD none
osnasy ASYNC A: OSNADBUG none
osnttt TCP/IP Two Task T: OSNTDBUG orasrv
osntlitcp TCP/TLI Two Task TT: OSNTLIDBUG tcptlisrv
osntlispx SPX Two Task X: OSNTLIDBUG spxsrv
osndnt DECNET Two Task D: OSNDDBUG none
For the protocol you are using check that the oracle
executable has this linked in as follows:
Log in as oracle on the server
% script /tmp/drivers.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
% drivers oracle
% exit
Eg: If you are using TCP/IP it should list TCP/IP.
If the drivers command does not exist on your machine, check
the oracle executable as below substituting the relevant
symbol from Table C.1 for the word SYMBOL. If you do not
receive any output then:
% script /tmp/symbols.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
% nm oracle | grep -i SYMBOL # Use relevant SYMBOL
% exit
Eg: For SQL*Net TCP/IP you would use the command:
% nm oracle | grep -i osnttt
If the required driver is not installed you should:
a) Relink Oracle (See step (B3) above).
b) Re-check the oracle executable for the
relevant driver. If it is still missing then
the relevant SQL*Net driver has probably not
been installed. Reinstall the required SQL*Net
driver.
3) Check your /etc/oratab or /var/opt/oracle/oratab file
is of the form:
# Comments begin with a HASH
SID:/path/to/oracle/home:N
And confirm:
[ ] There are no blank lines.
[ ] The PATH to ORACLE_HOME is correct and contains
no environment variables.
[ ] There are no ':'s in the ORACLE_HOME path.
[ ] There is NOTHING at the end of the line.
The last character on a line should be Y or N.
There should NOT be a fourth field.
4) If you have truss available try to truss the Oracle
connection. You will normally need the root privilege to do this
and should use truss on the relevant listener process (see
Table C1)
Eg: For TCP/IP the listener is 'orasrv' so enter these
commands as 'root':
% truss -o /tmp/truss.out -f -eall -p <PID_of_orasrv>
Attempt the connection to reproduce the ORA-3113 then
interrupt this 'truss' session.
An Established Connection:
==========================
If the ORA-3113 error occurs AFTER you have connected to Oracle, then
it is most likely that the oracle executable has terminated unexpectedly.
1) Determine which database you were connected to and
obtain the following init.ora parameter values:
Parameter Default
USER_DUMP_DEST $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log
BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log
CORE_DUMP_DEST $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
Eg: To find these log into SQL*DBA or Server Manager and:
SQLDBA> show parameter dump
2) Check in your 'USER_DUMP_DEST' for any Oracle trace file.
It is important to find the correct trace file. Use the
command 'ls -ltr' to list files in time order with the
latest trace files appearing LAST. If you are not sure
which trace file may be relevant, move all the current trace
files to a different directory and reproduce the problem.
The trace file will typically be of the form 'ora_<PID>.trc'.
3) If there is no trace file check for a core dump in the
CORE_DUMP_DEST. Check as follows:
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs # Or your CORE_DUMP_DEST
% ls -l core*
If there is a file called core, check that its time matches
the time of the problem. If there are directories called
'core_<PID>' check for core files in each of these. It is
IMPORTANT to get the correct core file. Now obtain a stack
trace from this core file. Check each of the sequences below
for the procedure. One of the following should work for your
platform:
If you have dbx:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% dbx $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
(dbx) where
(dbx) quit
% exit
If you have sdb:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% sdb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
* t
* q
% exit
If you have xdb:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% xdb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
(xdb) t
(xdb) q
% exit
If you have adb:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% adb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
$c
$q
% exit
4) Try to isolate the SQL command that is executing when
the error occurs. Eg: Is it a particular SQL statement
or PL/SQL block that causes the error ?
To help establish this turn on SQL_TRACE for the client
tool.
Eg: Product Action
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
SQL*Forms Use the '-s' statistics option at run time.
SQL*Plus Issue 'ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE TRUE;'
Pro* EXEC SQL ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE TRUE;
This should force a server side SQL trace file as detailed
in #2 above. The trace file should give a clue as to what
SQL was being executed.
5) Try to obtain any SQL*Net trace to show what the latest
operation sent to the oracle process was.
For SQL*Net V2 ask for the article [NOTE:16564.1]
For SQL*Net V1 check which SQL*Net protocol you are using
and note the Debug environment variable from table C1 above.
Then catch SQL*Net trace from the client. Eg: For SQL*Net
TCP/IP and sqlplus:
% setenv OSNTDBUG -1 # Use correct OSN*DBUG
variable
% sh
% sqlplus scott/tiger@t:hostname:sid 2>/tmp/net1.out
6) Based on information collected above try to determine a small
test case which will reproduce the problem. This is important
for two reasons:
a) It gives Oracle support a small test case if the
problem does not look like a known problem.
b) It gives you a simple way to check if any patch
supplied will fix the problem.
7) It may be useful to follow the instructions in step (4) above.
This will produce a lot of output but MAY be useful if no
other information is available.

HI. I apologize of my poor english....
Im trying to connect a new linux machine with ora8 to an old sco with ora7
points about...:
1- tnsping works fine. and I can see it in the logs
2- (here the problem) on "sqlplus user/pass@AUDI"
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Mie Nov 6 15:43:47 2002
Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
ERROR:
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
It got nothing on the trace files on the ora7 DB.
And the ora7 DB is working fine at production level with net clients whitout problems.
The service names tnsnames.ora for AUDI is:
AUDI =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192.168.119.207)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = AUDI)(SERVER=DEDICATED))
3- I can connect to any ora8 ora9 DB. without any error
what can I do ?
can I trace to a lower level ?
I really do not know what to do, becose I cant see any error at server side.
may it be an enviroment variable problem ??? I tried to put the same as in the sco enviroment.but nothing.
Please tell me any way to continue with it.
I've searched about and tried it...:
Solution Description:
=====================
The ORA-3113 error is a general error reported by Oracle client tools,
which signifies that they cannot communicate with the oracle shadow
process. As it is such a general error more information must be collected
to help determine what has happened.
This short article describes what information to collect for an
ORA-3113 error when the Oracle server is on a Unix platform.
General Issues:
===============
1) Is it only one tool that encounters the error or
do you get an ORA-3113 from any tool doing a similar operation?
If the problem reproduces in SQL*Plus, use this in all tests
below.
2) Check if the problem is just restricted to:
[ ] One particular UNIX user,
[ ] Any UNIX user
or [ ] Any UNIX user EXCEPT as the Oracle user.
3) Check if the problem is just restricted to:
[ ] One particular ORACLE logon
or [ ] Any ORACLE logon that has access to the
relevant tables.
4) If you have a client-server configuration does this occur from:
[ ] Any client
[ ] Just one particular client
or [ ] Just one group of clients ?
If so what do these clients have in common ?
Eg: Software release .
5) Do you have a second server or database version where the
same operation works correctly?
Connecting to Oracle
====================
If the ORA-3113 error occurs when actually connecting to Oracle then
continue with this section. If you connect to Oracle successfully and get
the error on an established connection, please go to the next section
'An Established Connection'.
Local Connections
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For local connections check the following:
1) Have you installed the Parallel Server Option?
ORA-3113 will occur if you have installed the Parallel
Server Option but do NOT have a Distributed Lock Manager
installed or running.
To deinstall the Parallel Server Option:
Shut down any Oracle instances
% script /tmp/relink.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib
# 'oracle' should not exist so delete it if it present
% rm -f oracle
% make -f oracle.mk no_parropt ioracle
% exit
If the above reports any errors Oracle support will need to
see the contents of the file /tmp/relink.out.
2) Try using the SQL*Net V1 driver for local connections:
setenv TWO_TASK P:
Then try the client tool. If this now works you may have a
problem with the default SQL*Net driver.
3) Your 'oracle' executable may be corrupt. Relink it as follows:
Log in as the 'oracle' user.
% script /tmp/relink.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib
% rm -f oracle
% make -f oracle.mk ioracle
% exit
If this reports any errors Oracle support will need to see
the contents of the file /tmp/relink.out .
4) Some Unix platforms need LD_LIBRARY_PATH to be set
correctly to resolve any dynamically linked libraries.
As the user with the problem:
% script /tmp/ldd.out
% id
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
% ldd oracle
% exit
If the 'ldd' command does not exist go to the next step below.
Check that all lines listed show a full library file. If there
are any 'not found' lines reported contact Oracle support
with the output of /tmp/ldd.out.
5) If you cannot connect as the Oracle user AND your system has
the 'truss' command try the following when logged in as
'oracle' (using the relevant client tool):
% truss -o /tmp/truss.out -f sqlplus user/password
Exit from sqlplus (or the problem tool)
Keep the file /tmp/truss.out safe - Oracle MAY need to see it.
Remote Connections
==================
For remote connections check the following:
1) Check if you can make LOCAL connections. If not then follow
the steps above for LOCAL connection problems.
2) Which SQL*Net protocol are you using ?
Table C.1
~~~~~~~~~
SYMBOL SQL*Net V1 Layer Prefix Debug Listener
osnptt PIPE Two Task P: OSNTTD none
osnasy ASYNC A: OSNADBUG none
osnttt TCP/IP Two Task T: OSNTDBUG orasrv
osntlitcp TCP/TLI Two Task TT: OSNTLIDBUG tcptlisrv
osntlispx SPX Two Task X: OSNTLIDBUG spxsrv
osndnt DECNET Two Task D: OSNDDBUG none
For the protocol you are using check that the oracle
executable has this linked in as follows:
Log in as oracle on the server
% script /tmp/drivers.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
% drivers oracle
% exit
Eg: If you are using TCP/IP it should list TCP/IP.
If the drivers command does not exist on your machine, check
the oracle executable as below substituting the relevant
symbol from Table C.1 for the word SYMBOL. If you do not
receive any output then:
% script /tmp/symbols.out
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/bin
% nm oracle | grep -i SYMBOL # Use relevant SYMBOL
% exit
Eg: For SQL*Net TCP/IP you would use the command:
% nm oracle | grep -i osnttt
If the required driver is not installed you should:
a) Relink Oracle (See step (B3) above).
b) Re-check the oracle executable for the
relevant driver. If it is still missing then
the relevant SQL*Net driver has probably not
been installed. Reinstall the required SQL*Net
driver.
3) Check your /etc/oratab or /var/opt/oracle/oratab file
is of the form:
# Comments begin with a HASH
SID:/path/to/oracle/home:N
And confirm:
[ ] There are no blank lines.
[ ] The PATH to ORACLE_HOME is correct and contains
no environment variables.
[ ] There are no ':'s in the ORACLE_HOME path.
[ ] There is NOTHING at the end of the line.
The last character on a line should be Y or N.
There should NOT be a fourth field.
4) If you have truss available try to truss the Oracle
connection. You will normally need the root privilege to do this
and should use truss on the relevant listener process (see
Table C1)
Eg: For TCP/IP the listener is 'orasrv' so enter these
commands as 'root':
% truss -o /tmp/truss.out -f -eall -p <PID_of_orasrv>
Attempt the connection to reproduce the ORA-3113 then
interrupt this 'truss' session.
An Established Connection:
==========================
If the ORA-3113 error occurs AFTER you have connected to Oracle, then
it is most likely that the oracle executable has terminated unexpectedly.
1) Determine which database you were connected to and
obtain the following init.ora parameter values:
Parameter Default
USER_DUMP_DEST $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log
BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/log
CORE_DUMP_DEST $ORACLE_HOME/dbs
Eg: To find these log into SQL*DBA or Server Manager and:
SQLDBA> show parameter dump
2) Check in your 'USER_DUMP_DEST' for any Oracle trace file.
It is important to find the correct trace file. Use the
command 'ls -ltr' to list files in time order with the
latest trace files appearing LAST. If you are not sure
which trace file may be relevant, move all the current trace
files to a different directory and reproduce the problem.
The trace file will typically be of the form 'ora_<PID>.trc'.
3) If there is no trace file check for a core dump in the
CORE_DUMP_DEST. Check as follows:
% cd $ORACLE_HOME/dbs # Or your CORE_DUMP_DEST
% ls -l core*
If there is a file called core, check that its time matches
the time of the problem. If there are directories called
'core_<PID>' check for core files in each of these. It is
IMPORTANT to get the correct core file. Now obtain a stack
trace from this core file. Check each of the sequences below
for the procedure. One of the following should work for your
platform:
If you have dbx:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% dbx $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
(dbx) where
(dbx) quit
% exit
If you have sdb:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% sdb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
* t
* q
% exit
If you have xdb:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% xdb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
(xdb) t
(xdb) q
% exit
If you have adb:
% script /tmp/core.stack
% adb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle core
$c
$q
% exit
4) Try to isolate the SQL command that is executing when
the error occurs. Eg: Is it a particular SQL statement
or PL/SQL block that causes the error ?
To help establish this turn on SQL_TRACE for the client
tool.
Eg: Product Action
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
SQL*Forms Use the '-s' statistics option at run time.
SQL*Plus Issue 'ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE TRUE;'
Pro* EXEC SQL ALTER SESSION SET SQL_TRACE TRUE;
This should force a server side SQL trace file as detailed
in #2 above. The trace file should give a clue as to what
SQL was being executed.
5) Try to obtain any SQL*Net trace to show what the latest
operation sent to the oracle process was.
For SQL*Net V2 ask for the article [NOTE:16564.1]
For SQL*Net V1 check which SQL*Net protocol you are using
and note the Debug environment variable from table C1 above.
Then catch SQL*Net trace from the client. Eg: For SQL*Net
TCP/IP and sqlplus:
% setenv OSNTDBUG -1 # Use correct OSN*DBUG
variable
% sh
% sqlplus scott/tiger@t:hostname:sid 2>/tmp/net1.out
6) Based on information collected above try to determine a small
test case which will reproduce the problem. This is important
for two reasons:
a) It gives Oracle support a small test case if the
problem does not look like a known problem.
b) It gives you a simple way to check if any patch
supplied will fix the problem.
7) It may be useful to follow the instructions in step (4) above.
This will produce a lot of output but MAY be useful if no
other information is available.

Problem deleting Content Areas

Hi!
i have just encountered the following error while deleting a content area
An unexpected error has occurred (WWS-32100)
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Thing to mention is... before that when i tried to delete another content area my browser hanged for pretty much time and i had to abort the deletion,after resuming back to that page i have that content area there but all edit,open links have disappeared,clicking on the link shows error page 'Folder ID Does Not Exist',checking the databse shows corresponding entries still in wwsbr_all_languages$' and wwsbr_site$',after trying instructions(found in another thread with similar problem) from sqlplus there is no reponse after executing the delete query,what might be the problem
any steps to follow up
How can I get rid of these errors??
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I installed Oracle for Linux 8.0.5 on RHL 6.0
and also applied the glibc patches. Database
is up and running... and my pc clients can connect
to the database...
So my problem is:
I can connect to the local linux database just fine but,
I'm having problems using sqlplus to connect to another database.
For example, suppose I am in sqlplus and do:
connect scott/[email protected]
(assume prod.world is a 7.3.4 database on a separate machine and
the listener and everything is fine)
I get: ORA-01017:invalid username/password; logon denied
The username/password is valid because...
If I use svrmgrl to connect to prod.world:
and do a connect scott/[email protected]
It connects!
tnsping test.world and prod.world and I get ok... so I know that
the /network/admin/tnsnames.ora is okay... especially since it
connects with svrmgrl...!?
Any ideas anyone???
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Phil Adams
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Phil,
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this myself and found that it ignores the "@sqlnet-alias" string
completely ! I suspect that the user scott exists in both the
local and remote databases and that remote scott has a different
passwd from the local scott !
One way to convince yourself of this :
1 create a user in the remore database
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Cheers
Mark
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