SAP Note 954896 - ORA-12547 connecting to sqlplus / as sysdba on AIX 5L

Component : Oracle -

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Summary :
After upgrading to Oracle 10.2.0.2 on AIX 5L, users face issues connecting to sqlplus as "/ as sysdba" displaying "ORA-12547: TNS:lost contact". Analysis through 'truss' shows potential process creation failures. This issue, replicable in Oracle versions post-9.2.0.6 on HP TRU64, stems from an unmounted /proc filesystem. The remedy involves mounting the /proc filesystem to restore functionality, resolving the connection issues seen with the Oracle DBMS under specified configurations. This ensures continuity in DBMS operations and system administration by re-enabling crucial database access commands.

Key words :
lost contactns secondary err code, lost contactnt secondary err code, 12560nt main err code, 32nt os err code, 0sql net tracing shows, lost contacta truss shows, terms ora-12547 tns-12547 sqlplus 10, 2 oracle aix tru64 reason, create subject process, /proc file system

Related Notes :

505630Composite SAP Note ORA-12547