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Unable To Login To DB Locally Using Password Which Contains "@" And Getting ORA-12170: TNS:Connect timeout occurred (Doc ID 2378130.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 08, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database Cloud Schema 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 Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

While connection to DB with user whose password contains "@" getting ORA-12170 error:

 

Cause

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