Your LISTENER is up but it's not pointing at a working instance/database. I'm not sure what you're doing to resolve SQLNet or Net 8 but I would look in listener.ora and see what the SID value is.
Okan CIMEN <okan To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L @cimen.org> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: root cc: Subject: ORA-24323 & ORA-03113 & ORA-01034 & ORA-27101 errors 10/05/2001 08:35 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L Hello, I get strange errors from my DB server. Here are the outputs; $ sqlplus SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production on Thu Oct 5 14:24:07 2000 (c) Copyright 2000 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Enter user-name: internal Connected to an idle instance. SQL> startup force ORA-24323: value not allowed ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel When I try to log on as any user I get these messages; SQL> connect anyuser Enter password: ERROR: ORA-01034: ORACLE not available ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist SVR4 Error: 2: No such file or directory I am still connected to the server as a user but when I do ps -ef | grep ora_ , I get nothing. Can someone please tell me what path I shall take? Regards Okan -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Okan CIMEN INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).