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    TNS issues

    hi all,
    I just upgraded my database from 9.8 to 10.4. Now I have some TNS issues

    if sitting directing on my server and do a
    sqlplus user/passwd@InstanceName I get the TNS error

    ERROR:
    ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified

    however my sqlplus connection is fine without the @InstanceName (if my SID is OK)

    However all my 3rd party/client tools are connecting fine. TOAD, DBVISUALIZER, client SQLPLUS and users are using the database OK. So I don't think anything has changed in TNS settings?.

    As a result I cannot initiate an RMAN backup from this server/instance

    Recovery Manager: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Thu Feb 26 13:26:40 2009

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    connected to target database: XXXXXXX (DBID=368783836355)
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
    RMAN-00571: ===========================================================
    RMAN-00554: initialization of internal recovery manager package failed
    RMAN-04004: error from recovery catalog database: ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified

    thanks
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    Did you keep the old 9.2.0.8 home on this node? Verify that you are resolving out to the correct tnsnames.ora file. What does it show when you try tnsping instancename ? Do you have the TNS_ADMIN environment variable set? Also may want to verify the contents of the tnsnames.ora file.
    Last edited by ebrian; 02-26-2009 at 07:00 PM.

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    Have you made a copy of your ${ORACLE_HOME}/network/admin/tnsnames.ora file from your Ora9i to your Ora10g Oracle home?
    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

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    You both provided great pointers. I had not yet moved the TNS from the old home.
    Thanks a bundle. Much appreciated.
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