TNS-01153 and NL-00303 starting the TNS Listener
(Doc ID 1463349.1)
Last updated on JANUARY 22, 2025
Applies to:
Oracle Net Services - Version 11.2.0.1 and laterOracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 12.1]
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.14.1.0.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Exadata Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)
Symptoms
Environment:
This error combination can occur on any platform including Linux and UNIX flavors
- One environment was:
Oracle11gR2 (11.2.0.3) on Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit) 2008
When attempting to start the Listener, the following error may be displayed in the LSNRCTL screen:
TNS-01153: Failed to process string: ... (followed by abnormal characters)
The listener log may also show:
NL-00303: syntax error in NV string
- In another situation, a newer version (21c) running on Microsoft Windows had strange (corrupted) characters after TNS-01153 but 19c was working fine.
Changes
Possibly a new installation
Also, ADR logging may have been set to a custom location
Cause
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