It may be a simple permissions error, such as the environment not being declared. >From the prompt, type in lsnrctl, and from that promt, type status. If you can see your listener, all is well with permissions.
I have tried your way to do it, and my output is fine: Recovery Manager: Release 8.1.7.0.0 - Production RMAN-06005: connected to target database: TRINITY (DBID=88690634) RMAN-06009: using target database controlfile instead of recovery catalog -----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 6:54 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Try RMAN and at rman prompt RMAN> connect backup_admin/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Does that work ? Check for LD_LIBRARY_PATH, ORACLE_HOME .... environments and which RMAN Executable your session is using. ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 05:28 AM > Hi All, > > I am starting to play with rman in a test environment, however I seem > to be hitting a really basic problem starting rman. > > I have oracle 9.2.0.1.0 installed on Redhat AS 2.1 > > When i issue the command: > > rman target='backup_admin/backup as [EMAIL PROTECTED]' nocatalog log="test.log" > rman: can't open target=backup_manager/backup as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > So i tested the connect string i had used as shown below: > > Enter user-name: opcenter : foobar: /home/oracle: $ sqlplus /nolog > > SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Feb 26 13:04:56 2003 > > Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. > > SQL> connect backup_admin/backup as sysdba > Connected. > > So I thought id start simple: > >rman nocatalog > rman: can't open nocatalog > >rman > this just hangs > > So what have i missed? > > Thanks > > Ceri > -- > Ceri Townsend Database Admin > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ:153010767 > > "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly > by." Douglas Adams > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Ceri Townsend > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.net -- Author: Nikunj Gupta INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.net -- Author: Clinton Naude INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
