How to fix the Oracle error ORA-06817: TLI Driver: could not read the Novell network address?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-06817: TLI Driver: could not read the Novell network address with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-06817: TLI Driver: could not read the Novell network address

Reason for the Error ORA-06817: TLI Driver: could not read the Novell network address

The file $ORACLE_HOME/spx/address could not be opened for reading and writing.

How to fix the Error ORA-06817: TLI Driver: could not read the Novell network address ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Make sure ORACLE_HOME is set, and the permissions on the ORACLE_HOME are read, write. If this file has been unintentially deleted, run spxctl (net option) to reset the configured Novell network number for SQL*Net SPX.