ORA-12541: TNS:no listener when running lsnrctl from the Oracle user home (RDBMS) with GRID installed in a separate home

(Doc ID 2386755.1)

Last updated on APRIL 16, 2018

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 11.2.0.3 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When running Listener Control (lsnrctl) from the Oracle (RDBMS) Home, "no listener" error results despite remote connections working through a listener:

Notice that the directory structure shows "grid" as well.
This is not just a RAC environment, but any environment that employs GRID and has HA capabilities.

Changes

Cause

	Sign In with your My Oracle Support account
	Don't have a My Oracle Support account? Click to get started

My Oracle Support provides customers with access to over a
Million Knowledge Articles and hundreds of Community platforms