GRID / RAC: Lsnrctl Start Yields: TNS-12542: TNS: Address Already In Use (Doc ID 1629414.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 08, 2020

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 11.2.0.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

While trying to start a listener, the following error stack is thrown revealing: TNS-12542: TNS:address already in use in a RAC environment.

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