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Listener Failed To Start : TNS-12542 Address Already in Use (Doc ID 2591361.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 22, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 9.2.0.8 to 12.2.1.3.0 [Release 9.2 to 12.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A 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

Started with pid=31087
Error listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(host=<hostname.example.com>)(PORT=1559)))
TNS-12542: TNS:address already in use
 TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
  TNS-00512: Address already in use
  Linux Error: 98: Address already in use

Changes

No Major changes 

Cause

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