TNS-01189: The listener could not authenticate the user
Listener local os authentication parameter control the start or stop listener services through remotely.
Reference :
Doc ID 2009573.1 (Oracle Support)
APPLIES TO:
Oracle Database - Version 12.1.0.1.0 and later
Below is a example of the listener status
LSNRCTL> status ORCL
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=hostname)(PORT=1521)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
------------------------
Alias ORCL
Version TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 12.1.0.2.0 - Production
Start Date 21-APR-2017 23:17:26
Uptime 58 days 16 hr. 56 min. 33 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File /u01/app/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/orcl/orcl/alert/log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=hostname)(PORT=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "ORCL.oracle.com" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ORCL", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully
SOLUTION:
Turn off local os authentication by adding the following line to the listener.ora.
LOCAL_OS_AUTHENTICATION_<listener> = OFF
Now the listener status will be like below
LSNRCTL> status ORCL
Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=hostname)(PORT=1521)))
STATUS of the LISTENER
------------------------
Alias ORCL
Version TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 12.1.0.2.0 - Production
Start Date 21-APR-2017 23:17:26
Uptime 58 days 16 hr. 56 min. 33 sec
Trace Level off
Security OFF
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File /u01/app/oracle/product/12.1.0/db_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File /u01/app/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/orcl/orcl/alert/log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=hostname)(PORT=1521)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1521)))
Services Summary...
Service "ORCL.oracle.com" has 1 instance(s).
Instance "ORCL", status READY, has 1 handler(s) for this service...
The command completed successfully