names.ora file

A configuration file that contains parameter settings for an Oracle Names server.

The names.ora file must reside in one of the following locations:

  1. The directory specified by the TNS_ADMIN environment variable If the TNS_ADMIN environment variable is not defined as a variable on Windows NT, it may be in the registry.

  2. The node's global configuration directory. For Sun Solaris, this directory is /var/opt/oracle. Windows NT does not have a central directory.

  3. The $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin directory on UNIX or the ORACLE_HOME\network\admin directory on Windows operating systems.