Aha! That would explain it. And while I don't have time to test it, if that is the case, then my most humble apologies to Waleed! :)
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 5:28 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L on 18/03/2002 -0800, you wrote: >In 9.0.1, when you create a DB, you would "connect / as sysdba". However, >if you also run "catalog" and "catproc" while connected like this, Oracle >Advanced Symmetric Replication WILL NOT WORK. You *MUST* be connected as >"SYS as sysdba". > >It's taken me forever to find this. The biggest clue I had was a number of >ORA-06550 errors in the create logs that point to a character set mismatch. >Of course, I found an article on Metaclink that said this may be normal, so >I ignored them at first. (I can't find that article again!) > >I know I've sent out at least one other message like this, but these little >things can really come back and haunt a person. And maybe the next time I >have this and send a message to the list, someone with a real memory can >help me! > >Enjoy! :) Hi Rich, sorry for a late answer... Recently i had this same problem upgrading to 8.1.7.3 and found a clue burried in a Metalink Forum (search for thread 142012.995) The interesting part is : <Quote> The problem might be related to a few SQL*Plus initialization bugs, i.e. you should not call PL/SQL in the same session in which you started the instance. You need to reconnect first <End Quote> HTH -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich 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).