About
A simple name for a service that resolves to a connect descriptor.
Users initiate a connect request by passing a user name and password, along with a net service name in a connect string, for the service to which they want to connect:
CONNECT username@net_service_name
For instance with SqlPlus - SqlPlus Command :
sqlplus user/password@net_service_name
You can connect in an other way with the easy connect method
Depending on your needs, net service names can be stored in a variety of places, including:
- Local configuration file, tnsnames.ora, on each client
- Directory server
- External naming service, such as NIS
It is used to define the database service where you want to make a connection.
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Format
Example :
net_service_name =
(DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED
) (SID = orcl)))