ORA-12500: TNS:listener failed to start a dedicated server process

    Your database is probably not running.

    On Windows check if the service is started.
    Oracle Services typically look like OracleService<SID>.

    On Unix make sure you see the smon process running. When way to do this is using the ps command:
    ps -ef | grep ora_smon

    Another possibilty is that the system does not have enough resources available to start a new process or thread.

    Have a look at the listener.log file, typically in your %ORACLE_HOME%networklog directory on Windows or $ORACLE_HOME/network/log on Unix for more information or error messages.

    On Windows you might see something like:
    Winexec format error: 8
    Contact your operating system vendor for more information regarding these error messages.

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27-JAN-2008 05:53:33DBAkazim Hooshmand Reply
when I am going to start my database it gives the error 12500
how can I solve this problem?
29-JAN-2008 09:57:27Error ORA-12500Fuad E. SABZIYEV Reply
If like me to tell you trust, then it took whole my day just to understand the problem.

Database tips like a??ORA-12500: TNS: listener failed to start a dedicated server processa??. Also ORA-12500 is because of a PGA RAM shortage on the target database, based on the settings for pga_aggregate_target, sort_area_size and hash_area_size. But in fact that is a huge bullshit.

First of course check the free space size in your disk. If you think that free space in your base is enough then you must restart your listener else add some 1-2 GB (at least) and restart your listener.

After you restart your listener log back to your database. If the problem still exists (it usually goes after you restart you base) then get back into command line and run there sql+ (in my case) whatever you have got there.

Log in and startup the base. This will run your base and everything will go right.

For the future do not forget to stop by shut downing the base activity before you restart or turn off your server and to startup its activity after you server got power and gets back to normal.

Good luck.
29-JAN-2008 11:18:42ThanksDbMotive Reply
Thank you for your valuable feedback Fuad
06-FEB-2008 00:34:05ORA-12500: TNS:listener failed to start a dedicated server processSatyendra Gupta Reply
I had tried as stated.

But problem remain existing in every ~10 Minuts

Please tell me solution in urgent basis
06-FEB-2008 02:29:19Errors in listener.logDbMotive Reply
Do you see errors in the listener.log file?
15-FEB-2008 06:12:20oracle TNS Listenernarender Reply
TNS Listener is not starting in my system if i try to start it. it will automatically stoping ofter some time
15-FEB-2008 06:24:07data base is not connecting using java codenarender Reply
data base is not connecting using java code(data base system(node7) ,java system(node8) are connected in a domain ) and my domain name was changed resently.

before (before chaning the domain name )the connection establishing sucessfully

ofter changing the domain name Oracle TNS Listener is not starting properly

the error is desplaying in the java system like this :

Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: Io exception: The Network Adapter could not establish the connection

so ply help me








15-FEB-2008 06:51:25Change listener.oraDbMotive Reply
Did you change the listener.ora to reflect the new hostname (domainname)?

If you did not change this, the listener won't start, and you will see some error messages in $ORACLE_HOME/network/log/listener.log

Error listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=unkownhost)(PORT=1521)))
TNS-12545: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
TNS-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error
TNS-00515: Connect failed because target host or object does not exist
32-bit Windows Error: 1001: Unknown error
No longer listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(PIPENAME=\\.\pipe\EXTPROC_FOR_XEipc)))

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