Starting the Oracle Listener

The lsnrctl utility manages the Oracle listener processes, which enable database applications to connect to specific Oracle database instances through SQLPlus. Refer to your Oracle documentation on how to configure and setup the listener.ora and tnsname.ora configuration files for the lsnrctl utility.

1. Log in as the Oracle user.

2. Type the following command to enter the lsnrctl shell:

   $ lsnrctl

3. Type the following command to start up the listener:

   LNSRCTL> startup

4. Type the following command to see the status of the listener process:

   LNSRCTL> status

5. Type the following command to exit the lsnrctl shell:

   LSNRCTL> exit