How to fix the Oracle error TNS-01103: Protocol specific component of the address is incorrectly specified?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorTNS-01103: Protocol specific component of the address is incorrectly specified with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

TNS-01103: Protocol specific component of the address is incorrectly specified

Reason for the Error TNS-01103: Protocol specific component of the address is incorrectly specified

Cause: The ADDRESS used to contact the listener is not correctly specified. This error occurs because the address fails to specify the destination of the listener. The address is well formed (for example, there are no missing parentheses) but it is missing a protocol specific component. For example, this is the error returned when the HOST component is missing from a TCP/IP address string.

How to fix the Error TNS-01103: Protocol specific component of the address is incorrectly specified ?

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

Action: Edit the ADDRESS in LISTENER.ORA to include the required protocol-specific keywords. For more information about the keywords required by different protocol adapters, see the Oracle operating system specific documentation for your platform.