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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T14:41:34+00:00 2026-05-13T14:41:34+00:00

I am using Rails 2.3.5 and Oracle 10 as my database, use oracle_adapter ,

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I am using Rails 2.3.5 and Oracle 10 as my database, use “oracle_adapter” , and ruby-oci8 to connect to the Oracle host.

I get this exception:

Completed in 463ms (View: 18, DB: 166) | 200 OK [http://192.168.30.128/auctions?page=1]
/!\ FAILSAFE /!\  Mon Feb 01 19:02:11 +0800 2010
  Status: 500 Internal Server Error
  ORA-12541: TNS:no listener
    env.c:257:in oci8lib.so
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/ruby-oci8-1.0.7/lib/oci8.rb:229:in `initialize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle-adapter-1.0.0.9250/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb:623:in `new'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle-adapter-1.0.0.9250/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb:623:in `new_connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle-adapter-1.0.0.9250/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb:659:in `initialize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle-adapter-1.0.0.9250/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb:35:in `new'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle-adapter-1.0.0.9250/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb:35:in `oracle_connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:223:in `send'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:223:in `new_connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:245:in `checkout_new_connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:188:in `checkout'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:184:in `loop'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:184:in `checkout'
    /usr/local/ruby187/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:183:in `checkout'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:98:in `connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:326:in `retrieve_connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:123:in `retrieve_connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:115:in `connection'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:9:in `cache'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:28:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:361:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/string_coercion.rb:25:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/head.rb:9:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:24:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/params_parser.rb:15:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/session/cookie_store.rb:93:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/failsafe.rb:26:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `synchronize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.1/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:114:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/reloader.rb:34:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:108:in `call'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:44:in `dispatch_cgi'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:101:in `dispatch_cgi'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.5/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:27:in `dispatch'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:76:in `process'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:74:in `synchronize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:74:in `process'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:159:in `process_client'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in `each'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:158:in `process_client'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `initialize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `new'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `initialize'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `new'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in `each'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel_rails:128:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in `run'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/mongrel_rails:281
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin/mongrel_rails:19:in `load'
    /home/qichunren/.gem/ruby/1.8/bin/mongrel_rails:19

it seems that the connection to Oracle often disconnects. It shows oracle error:**ORA-12541: TNS:no listener**.

How do I fix this?

oci8.c:270:in oci8lib.so: ORA-12541: TNS:no listener (OCIError)
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_oci_connection.rb:223:in `new'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_oci_connection.rb:223:in `new_connection'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_oci_connection.rb:328:in `initialize'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_oci_connection.rb:24:in `new'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_oci_connection.rb:24:in `initialize'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_connection.rb:9:in `new'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_connection.rb:9:in `create'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-oracle_enhanced-adapter-1.2.4/lib/active_record/connec                                                                         tion_adapters/oracle_enhanced_adapter.rb:50:in `oracle_enhanced_connection'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/c                                                                         onnection_specification.rb:291:in `send'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/c                                                                         onnection_specification.rb:291:in `connection='
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/c                                                                         onnection_specification.rb:259:in `retrieve_connection'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/c                                                                         onnection_specification.rb:78:in `connection'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:2438:in `quoted_table_                                                                         name'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:1259:in `find_one'
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:1250:in `find_from_ids                                                                         '
        from /opt/ruby-enterprise-1.8.7/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:504:in `find'
        from script/maintenance/adjust_settlement.rb:19
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    2026-05-13T14:41:34+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 2:41 pm

    At first you should use oracle_enhanced adapter as original oracle adapter is not supported anymore. And also I recommend to use latest ruby-oci8 version 2.0.3. And also check which Oracle client version are you using – I recommend Oracle Instant Client 10.2.0.4 or later

    But if you get ORA-12541: TNS:no listener error then it seems that the issue could be in network connectivity to database or some issue on Oracle server side. But please try oracle_enhanced adapter and latest ruby-oci8 version and tell if it fixes your problem.

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