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Error ORA-12505 testing Content Store in Cogconfig.

Troubleshooting


Problem

When connecting to Oracle 19c as a content store database the following error occurs. 

[ ERROR ] Content Manager failed to connect to the content store. The connection string is "jdbc:oracle:thin:@server:1521:SID". The error encountered is: "Listener refused the connection with the following error:

ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

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Modified date:
14 January 2026

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ibm16346828