TNS-01189: The listener could not authenticate the user

In 19c GI environment, TNS-01189 is still being received hourly from OEM 13cR3 for both local listeners and SCAN listeners, though Oracle said this issue has been fixed since 12.1.0.2.

The OEM alert:

Host=racnode2.virtuallab
Target type=Listener
Target name=LISTENER_SCAN1_racnode-cluster
Message=TNS-1189. Please check log for details.
Severity=Critical
Event reported time=May 1, 2020 9:26:35 PM 
Operating System=Linux
Platform=x86_64
Associated Incident Id=1513
Associated Incident Status=New
Associated Incident Owner=
Associated Incident Acknowledged By Owner=No
Associated Incident Priority=None
Associated Incident Escalation Level=0
Event Type=Metric Alert
Event name=TNS_ERRORS:tnserrmsg
Total Occurrences=115
Occurrences in this event=45
First Occurred in this event=Apr 28, 2020 10:11:23 AM 
Last Occurred in this event=May 1, 2020 8:10:06 PM 
Metric Group=TNS Errors
Metric=TNSMsg
Metric value=TNS-1189(version)
Key Value=TNS-1189
Key Column 1=TNSError
Rule Name=Incident management rule set for all targets,Create 
          incident for critical metric alerts
Rule Owner=System Generated
Update Details:
TNS-1189. Please check log for details.

The local listener and scan listeners error log:

1-MAY-2020 19:10:35 * (CONNECT_DATA=(COMMAND=version)) * version * 1189
TNS-01189: The listener could not authenticate the user

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How to Apply EMBP Patch Set Update (PSU ) in Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c

This post demonstrates how to apply Enterprise Manager Base Platform( EMBP) PSU patches onto OEM 13c.

The current latest OEM 13cR3( 13.3.0.0.0) PSU is  “Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c Release 3 Patch Set Update 13.3.0.0.200414 for Oracle Management Service.

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How to Upgrade OPatch and OMSPatcher in OEM 13c

While applying patches onto OEM 13c different  components, OPatch or OMSPatcher will be used. It is the best practice to have the latest opatch and omspatcher installed before applying any patches.

This post demonstrates how to apply the latest OPatch and OMSPatcher utilities onto OEM 13cR3 ( 13.3.0.0.0 ) and OEM 13cR4 ( 13.4.0.0.0 )

As for now, the latest opatch and omspatcher version for OEM 13cR4 (13.4.0.0.0 ) are 13.9.4.2.4 and 13.9.4.1.0 respectively.

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ASM Listener Target Shows “Down” in OEM 13c though It is Up

Oracle 19c GI ASM listener “ASMNET1LSNR_ASM_hostname” shows down on 13c OEM, but it is up and running actually.

[oracle@oemnode1 ~]$ emcli get_targets -targets="oracle_listener"|sort
Status Status Target Type        Target Name
0       Down   oracle_listener   ASMNET1LSNR_ASM_racnode1.virtuallab
0       Down   oracle_listener   ASMNET1LSNR_ASM_racnode2.virtuallab
...
..
.
Status Status Target Type        Target Name

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