How to install tnsping?

oracle tnsping
DenCowboy picture DenCowboy · Sep 29, 2016 · Viewed 74.3k times · Source

How do I have to install tnsping? I tried to install oracle-instantclient12.1-basic-12.1.0.2.0-1.x86_64.rpm and I'm able to use some client commands but nog tnsping.

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Wernfried Domscheit picture Wernfried Domscheit · Sep 29, 2016

Oracle Instance Client does not include tsnping application. You must run "Oracle Universal Installer" and enable the option for it.

I don't' remember exactly which option you have to set, either it was "Oracle Database Utilities" or "Oracle Net"

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