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Listener issue with DBCA: "Could not find appropriate listener for this database." "Configuring DB control requires database to be registered with at least one listener." (Doc ID 2378858.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 20, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database Configuration Assistant - Version 11.2.0.4 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.7.2.0.0 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
Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When attempting to Configure a Database using DBCA, the following error occurs:

ERROR
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Could not find appropriate listener for this database.
Configuring DB control requires database to be registered with at least one listener.

Cause

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