Oracle Listener lsnrctl commands

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Here we see the lsnrctl command in action:

$ lsnrctl

LSNRCTL for Solaris: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on 30-JAN-2003 11:54:13

(c) Copyright 1998 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.

Welcome to LSNRCTL, type "help" for information.

LSNRCTL> help

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The following lsnrctl operations are available

An asterisk (*) denotes a modifier or extended command:

start stop status

services version reload

save_config trace spawn

dbsnmp_start dbsnmp_stop dbsnmp_status

change_password quit exit

set* show*

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The following commands are used to manage the listener:

· start – Starts the listener with the name specified, otherwise LISTENER will be used. For Windows systems, the listener can also be started from the Control Panel.

· stop – Stops the listener. For Windows systems, the listener can also be stopped from the Control Panel.

· status – Provides status information about the listener, including start date, uptime, and trace level.

· services – Displays each service available, along with the connection history.

· version – Displays the version information of the listener.

· reload – Forces a read of the configuration file in order for new settings to take effect without stopping and starting the listener.

· save_config – Creates a backup of the existing listener.ora file and saves changes to the current version.

· trace – Sets the trace level to one of the following – OFF, USER, ADMIN, or SUPPORT.

· spawn – Spawns a program that runs with an alias in the listener.ora file.

· dbsnmp_start – Starts the DBSNMP subagent.

· dbsnmp_stop – Stops the DBSNMP subagent.

· dbsnmp_status – Displays the status of the DBSNMP subagent.

· change_password – Sets a new password for the listener.

· quit and exit – Exits the utility.

· set – Changes the value of any parameter. Everything that can be shown can be set.

show – Displays current parameter settings.