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Windows: Connections Via the Listener Hang or Error While Local Connections are Successful (Doc ID 466110.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 01, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 10.1.0.3 and later
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

Symptoms

Local bequeath connections on the server (e.g. sqlplus system/password) are working fine, but trying to connect via SQL*Net (through the listener) just hangs.

On the server no errors are observed in the listener log or the listener traces.
Oracle Net client and listener trace of failure shows

 

Changes

The Listener service has been modified to run under a domain account instead of the default Local System account.  

Cause

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