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Connecting to Oracle XE

Russell ClayAug 28 2020 — edited Sep 1 2020

Hi

I have just installed oracle xe (11.2.0.2.0) and sql developer (20.0.2.175) and having problems connecting. SQL Developer recgonized the Database on the welcome page and gave me a link to connect to the database which unfortunately does not work.

Status : Failure -Test failed: Listener refused the connection with the following error:

ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

using Basic Connection, SID xe, hostname = localhost, port 1521

TNSName.ora file

tnsnames.ora Network Configuration File:

XE =

  (DESCRIPTION =

    (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = dev.linux)(PORT = 1521))

    (CONNECT_DATA =

      (SERVER = DEDICATED)

      (SERVICE_NAME = XE)

    )

  )

EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =

  (DESCRIPTION =

    (ADDRESS_LIST =

      (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC_FOR_XE))

    )

    (CONNECT_DATA =

      (SID = PLSExtProc)

      (PRESENTATION = RO)

    )

  )

I have been able to connect to the database using Sqlplus system and have created a new user, which I am able to login using SQLPlus despite an error message:

qlplus russell/russell@xe

SQL*Plus: Release 11.2.0.2.0 Production on Sat Aug 29 02:44:01 2020

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ERROR:

ORA-12541: TNS:no listener

Enter user-name: russell

Enter password:

Connected to:

Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production

SQL> show user

USER is "RUSSELL"

results of

snrctl status

LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Production on 29-AUG-2020 02:49:00

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Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))

STATUS of the LISTENER

------------------------

Alias                     LISTENER

Version                   TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 11.2.0.2.0 - Production

Start Date                29-AUG-2020 01:30:25

Uptime                    0 days 1 hr. 18 min. 35 sec

Trace Level               off

Security                  ON: Local OS Authentication

SNMP                      OFF

Default Service           XE

Listener Parameter File   /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/network/admin/listener.ora

Listener Log File         /u01/app/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/dev/listener/alert/log.xml

Listening Endpoints Summary...

  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC_FOR_XE)))

  (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=dev.linux)(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

This post has been answered by EdStevens on Aug 30 2020
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