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Bequeath connection sqlplus / as sysdba to a Pluggable database failed with ORA-12560 (Doc ID 1580696.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 07, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata 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

 When attempt to connect locally (bequeath) to a pluggable database, the connection fails with:

 

sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 12.1.0.1.0 Production on Fri Aug 30 19:30:48 2013

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ERROR:
ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error

Changes

 

Cause

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