https://www.oraclescripts.com/tags/extproc/Recent content in Extproc on Oracle ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenOracleScripts.comThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/oracle-listener-ora-static-sid-list-example/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oraclescripts.com/post/oracle-listener-ora-static-sid-list-example/ <h2 id="sample-listenerora-with-static-sid_list-and-extproc">Sample listener.ora with Static SID_LIST and Extproc</h2> <h2 id="purpose">Purpose</h2> <p>The <code>listener.ora</code> file is the server-side configuration for the Oracle Net listener — the process that accepts incoming client connections and hands them off to a database server process. The sample below — taken straight from the shutdownabort.com DBA Quick Guides (Andrew Barry, 2007–2013, preserved via the Wayback Machine as the anchor source for this post) — shows two fundamental patterns: a <strong>LISTENER block</strong> that names the network endpoints the listener listens on, and a <strong>SID_LIST_LISTENER block</strong> that statically registers two services: a regular database and the <code>PLSExtProc</code> agent for PL/SQL external procedures.</p>