Database Error Messages

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Jun 24, 2024

ORA-12545

Connect failed because target host or object does not exist

Cause

The address specified is not valid, or the program being connected to does not exist.


Action

Ensure the ADDRESS parameters have been entered correctly; the most likely incorrect parameter is the node name. Ensure that the executable for the server exists (perhaps "oracle" is missing.) If the protocol is TCP/IP, edit the TNSNAMES.ORA file to change the host name to a numeric IP address and try again.