Re: RMAN-04006: error from auxiliary database: ORA-12514: TNS:listener does not currently know of se
Yes, the '/var/tmp/.oracle' is always owned by 'root' user. You should get your sysadmin to help you out. Also make sure the permissions on this is '01777'. Also another option to explore is to remove of the entry (GLOBAL_DBNAME = nwamprd) in the 'listener.ora' for the static registration of the auxiliary instance. Stop the listener, edit the 'listener.ora' as mentioned and then restart the listener.
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