Tns-12560: TNS protocol adapter error on linux

I've installed an oracle 10g database on linux 4.6 in a VMWare image. After opening an x term window within the image, I'm getting a tns-12560 error when both running tnsping and opening a sqlplus session as a database user. The listener and database seem to start fine. I've included entries for sqlnet.ora, tnsnames.ora and ORACLE_SID and ORACLE_HOME values for my user.
mui> tnsping orcl
Used parameter files:
/pinmaster/newtools/oracle_10.2/linux/network/admin/sqlnet.or
Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias
Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = cgbu-p731v2.us.oracle.com)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = orcl)))
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
From sqlnet.ora: NAMES.DIRECTORY_PATH= (TNSNAMES, EZCONNECT)
From tnsnames.ora:
ORCL =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = cgbu-p731v2.us.<<my domain entry>>.com)(PORT = 1521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVER = DEDICATED)
(SERVICE_NAME = orcl)
EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC1))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SID = PLSExtProc)
(PRESENTATION = RO)
This is from init.ora
# Database Identification
db_domain=""
db_name=orcl
Environment variables for the database user:
9mui> env | grep ORACLE_SID
ORACLE_SID=orcl
13mui> env | grep ORACLE_HOME
ORACLE_HOME=/pinmaster/newtools/oracle_10.2/linux

One of the more common issues causing 12560 is that the host in the listener.ora does not match current host name. Commonly caused by dhcp.
Your tnsnames.ora looks for cgbu-p731v2.us.oracle.com
Your listener.ora want to listen for cgbu-p731v2.us.<<my domain entry>>.com
Your hostname is ??? (enter 'hostname' at command line)

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ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
Linux db1 2.6.35-20-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 3 14:55:28 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ORA-12560: TNS: protocol adapter error - startup mount on windows

hi all,
I want startup the database with mount option on windows.
The OracleServiceORCL is stopped.
I need to startup mount, but I get the error:
ORA-12560: TNS: protocol adapter error.
In Linux this task is easy, but on windows I cannot connect
to database to startup mount.
How can I do this?
thank you

Tads wrote:
Hi,
But the all files in incorrect place. So I need to do startup mount to do a alter database rename file to....
thank you!Once the windows service is started, you can use sqlplus to connect, shutdown, and startup just like you do in *nix.

ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error. Running sqlplus in different paths.

Hi,
Title: ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error. Running sqlplus in different paths.
Very strange. We have windows host, 32 bit oracle software 10g, 64 bit sap kernel X64.
We have done Kernel patch yesterday and it was successful, system up and running.
Only problem with sqlplus. I have logged in as SIDADM user and when i open command box, the default path is C:\Documents and Settings\SIDADM. when i run sqlplus sys as sysdba, iam able to connnect without any problem but when iam in this path - /usr/sap/SID/SYS/exe/run and run sqlplus sys as sysdba, it returns ORA-12560 error. Thats why, the BRTOOLS are also not working, giving same error.
Is there a problem in the kernel? Where could be the problem?
The environment variables ORACLE_SID, ORACLE_HOME are set properly.
Many thanks,
Mohan.

Hi,
Please look into below SAP recommendation from SAP note 192822:
3. Can I run 32-bit applications on my 64-bit platform?
This depends on the platform you are running on. For all unix- platforms, this can be done without any problem. Even if the OS is started in 64-bit mode, it is possible to run 32-bit applications (R/3, oracle) on it. there is no need to either upgrade oracle or R/3 toa 64-bit version.
This, however is NOT the case for windows & Linux. If you have IA64 hardware in place, you do need to run an 64-bit OS as well as all application in 64-bit mode.
Could you please now share with me your OS (version and whether it is 32 bit or 64 bit as well), database (32 bit or 64 bit), SAP system (32 bit or 64 bit and System release) ?
Thanks
Sunny

Getting TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error....please help

i am unable to get my LSNRCTL started.
[oracle@greg]$ lsnrctl start
LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on 29-NOV-2007 09:32:32
Copyright (c) 1991, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Starting /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...
TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
System parameter file is /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Log messages written to /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/network/log/listener.log
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=greg)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=PNPKEY)))
Error listening on: (ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(Host=MYHOST)(Port=1521))
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00583: Valid node checking: unable to parse configuration parameters
Listener failed to start. See the error message(s) above...

I am a newbie, so please pardon me.
this is what my listener.ora file looks like at the moment. Can someone look at it and tell me if it's okay?
LISTENER =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY=MYDB))
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= IPC)(KEY= PNPKEY))
(ADDRESS= (PROTOCOL= TCP)(Host= bob.dhcp.mysite.com)(Port= 1521))
SID_LIST_LISTENER =
(SID_LIST =
(SID_DESC =
(GLOBAL_DBNAME= bob.dhcp.mysite.com.)
(ORACLE_HOME= /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(SID_NAME = MYDB)
(SID_DESC =
(SID_NAME = extproc)
(ORACLE_HOME = /home/oracle/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1)
(PROGRAM = extproc)
STARTUP_WAIT_TIME_LISTENER = 0
CONNECT_TIMEOUT_LISTENER = 10
TRACE_LEVEL_LISTENER = OFF

Lsnrctl start newlist, TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error

Hello I am using Windows 7. Oracle 11g R2. Firstly I created my directory C:\oracle\net. Then I created an entry for TNSADMIN in the windows registry entering the newly created c:\oracle\net.
I ran Oracle Net Manager. The path C:\oracle\net is displayed in the title bar.
Using Oracle Net Manager I created my listener with the following settings as saved to listener.ora in the C:\oracle\net directory
# listener.ora Network Configuration File: C:\oracle\net\listener.ora
# Generated by Oracle configuration tools.
ADR_BASE_NEWLIST = C:\app\oracle\product\11.2.0\dbhome_2\log
NEWLIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = 2521))
From the command line prompt I type ......
lsnrctl start newlist
The following is returned
starting tnslnsr: please wait...
followed by
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00530: TNS:protocol adapter error
??? How do I resolve this? thanks

The above scenario is part of a learning exercise (ex6.1) from the chapter on configuring the Oracle Net Environment OCA Oracle Database 11g Administration I Exam Guide by John Watson from the Oracle Press series.
127.0.0.1 is the loopback address of (all) local machines.
This step is step 16 of the learning exercise. Until I resolve it I cannot complete the remaining steps!
The steps of the exercise are as below..........................
Configure Oracle Net
In this exercise, you will set up a complete Oracle Net environment, using graphical
and command-line tools. Where there are differences between Windows and Linux,
these will be pointed out.
1. Create a directory to be used for the Oracle Net configuration files, and set
the TNS_ADMIN variable to point to this. It doesn’t matter where the direc-
tory is, as long as the Oracle user has permission to create, read, and write it.
On Linux:
mkdir /u01/oracle/net
export TNS_ADMIN=/u01/oracle/net
Ensure that all work from now is done from a session where the variable has
been set.
On Windows:
mkdir d:\oracle\net
Create and set the key TNS_ADMIN as a string variable in the registry in
the Oracle Home branch. This will typically be
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORACLE\KEY_OraDb1g_home1
2. Check that the variable is being read by using the TNSPING command from
an operating system prompt:
tnsping orcl
This will return an error “TNS-03505: Failed to resolve name” because there
are no files in the TNS_ADMIN directory. On Windows, you may need to
launch a new command prompt to pick up the new TNS_ADMIN value from
the registry.
3. Start the Net Manager. On Linux, run netmgr from an operating system
prompt; on Windows, launch it from the Start menu. The top line of the Net
Manager window will show the location of the Oracle Net files. If this is not
the new directory, then the TNS_ADMIN variable has not been set correctly.
4. Create a new listener: expand the Local branch of the navigation tree,
highlight Listeners, and click the +.
5. Enter a listener name, NEWLIST, and click OK.
6. Click Add Address.
7. For Address 1, choose TCP/IP as the protocol and enter 127.0.0.1 as the
host, 2521 as the port. The illustration that follows shows the result.
8. Create a new service name: highlight Service Naming in the navigation tree,
and click the +.
9. Enter NEW as the net service name, and click Next.
10. Select TCP/IP as the protocol, and click Next.
11. Enter 127.0.0.1 as the host name and 2521 as the port and click Next.
12. Enter SERV1 as the Service Name, and click Next.
13. Click Finish. If you try the test, it will fail at this time. The illustration that
follows shows the result.
14. Save the configuration by clicking File and Save Network Configuration.
This will create the listener.ora and tnsnames.ora files in the
TNS_ADMIN directory.
15. Use an editor to check the two files. They will look like this:
LISTENER.ORA:
NEWLIST =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = 2521))
TNSNAMES.ora:
NEW =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS_LIST =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT =
2521))
(CONNECT_DATA =
(SERVICE_NAME = SERV1)
16. From an operating system prompt, start the listener with lsnrctl start
newlist.
17. From an operating system prompt, test the connect string with tnsping new.
000
18. Connect to your database using operating system authentication, bypassing
any listener, with sqlplus / as sysdba.
19. Set the service_names and local_listener parameters for the running
instance (memory only, not the parameter file) and register the new service
name with the new listener:
alter system set service_names=serv1 scope=memory;
alter system set local_listener=new scope=memory;
alter system register;
20. From an operating system prompt, confirm that the new service has registered
with the new listener with lsnrctl services newlist.
21. Confirm that the new network environment is functional by logging on:
sqlplus system/oracle@new

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