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** Troubleshooting ** Intermittent "(0x80004005) ORA-12516: TNS listener could not find available handler with matching protocol stack" when using Controller

Troubleshooting


Problem

Users intermittently receive error messages, especially when there are many users using the system.

Symptom

English:

  • COM Exception (0x80004005) ORA-12516: TNS listener could not find available handler with matching protocol stack

or:
  • ORA-12520: TNS:listener could not find available handler for requested type of server

Spanish:


COM Exception (0x80004005) ORA-12516: TNS listener no ha encontrado
ningin manejador disponible con una pila de protocolos coincidente

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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