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TNS-01189: The Listener Could Not Authenticate The User (Doc ID 1528730.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 05, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

10g and newer listeners can throw the TNS-01189 error in the listener log.
This error can be sporadic or at even intervals.


ERROR
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TNS-01189: The listener could not authenticate the user

Changes

 

Cause

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