Originally posted by akhadar
Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production

c:\set oracle_sid = ricd

SQL> conn / as sysdba
ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNSrotocol adapter error


Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.
SQL> conn /@ricd as sysdba
Connected.

According to ur post, i suspect u are setting oracle_sid in command prompt and opening a sqlplusw session and entering user credentials.

That is wrong.

I suspected because

Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production
after the banner you logged into SQLPLUSW, where from you got command prompt in that?


c:\set oracle_sid = ricd

SQL> conn / as sysdba
Abhay.