How to fix the Oracle error TNS-01165: Spawn alias has no program name set in it?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorTNS-01165: Spawn alias has no program name set in it with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

TNS-01165: Spawn alias has no program name set in it

Reason for the Error TNS-01165: Spawn alias has no program name set in it

Cause: The spawn alias in LISTENER.ORA is incorrectly specified.

How to fix the Error TNS-01165: Spawn alias has no program name set in it ?

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

Action: This is not seen in normal use of Oracle Net.