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Database Startup Fails With ORA-00119 (Doc ID 471767.1)

Last updated on MAY 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Net Services - Version 9.2.0.8 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.2.0.1 to 12.2.0.1 [Release 12.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

During an attempt to start the database, the following errors are generated and the startup operation fails:

 

 See also:  <Note: 1615175.1> ORA-00119: Invalid Specification for System Parameter LISTENER_NETWORKS During Database Startup

 

Changes

If the sqlnet.ora file parameter NAMES.DEFAULT_DOMAIN has been changed recently, the change may have caused this error. 

Cause

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