DBCA Failed to start
(Doc ID 2579394.1)
Last updated on JULY 20, 2024
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.1 and laterInformation in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
DBCA (Database Configuration Assistant) won't start when using a particular user.
For example:
When using 'grid' user, it works fine, but fails with 'oracle' user, displaying the error below:
oracle@...:/u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/dbhome_1/bin>./dbca
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.net.ca.cx.common.NetCAUtils.compareVersion(NetCAUtils.java:178)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.common.NetCAUtils.isV1HigherThanV2(NetCAUtils.java:202)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.common.NetCAUtils.isVersion112orHigher(NetCAUtils.java:217)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.common.HASInfo.<init>(HASInfo.java:60)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.common.GridInfo.getInstance(GridInfo.java:103)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.backend.NetConfigFactory.findHomeType(NetConfigFactory.java:220)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.backend.NetConfigFactory.getNetConfig(NetConfigFactory.java:115)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.GetListenerInfo.getAllListeners(GetListenerInfo.java:116)
at oracle.net.ca.cx.GetListenerInfo.getAllListeners(GetListenerInfo.java:99)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.util.step.StepContext.<init>(StepContext.java:393)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.backend.Host.<init>(Host.java:1050)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.backend.Host.<init>(Host.java:1043)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.wizard.UIHost.<init>(UIHost.java:241)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.wizard.InteractiveHost.<init>(InteractiveHost.java:60)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.wizard.InteractiveHost.getInstance(InteractiveHost.java:78)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.Dbca.getHost(Dbca.java:208)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.Dbca.execute(Dbca.java:121)
at oracle.sysman.assistants.dbca.Dbca.main(Dbca.java:226)
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