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ORA-00000: normal, successful completion

Cause: Normal exit.

Action: None

ORA-00001: unique constraint (string.string) violated

Cause: An UPDATE or INSERT statement attempted to insert a duplicate key. For

Trusted Oracle configured in DBMS MAC mode, you may see this message if a duplicate

entry exists at a different level.

Action: Either remove the unique restriction or do not insert the key.

ORA-00017: session requested to set trace event

Cause: The current session was requested to set a trace event by another session.

Action: This is used internally; no action is required.

ORA-00018: maximum number of sessions exceeded

Cause: All session state objects are in use.

Action: Increase the value of the SESSIONS initialization parameter.

ORA-00019: maximum number of session licenses exceeded

Cause: All licenses are in use.

Action: Increase the value of the LICENSE MAX SESSIONS initialization parameter.

ORA-00020: maximum number of processes (string) exceeded

Cause: All process state objects are in use.

Action: Increase the value of the PROCESSES initialization parameter.

ORA-00021: session attached to some other process; cannot switch session

Cause: The user session is currently used by others.

Action: Do not switch to a session attached to some other process.

ORA-00022: invalid session ID; access denied

Cause: Either the session specified does not exist or the caller does not have the privilege

to access it.

Action: Specify a valid session ID that you have privilege to access, that is either you own

it or you have the CHANGE_USER privilege.

ORA-00023: session references process private memory; cannot detach session

Cause: An attempt was made to detach the current session when it contains references

to process private memory.

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Action: A session may contain references to process memory (PGA) if it has an open

network connection, a very large context area, or operating system privileges. To allow the

detach, it may be necessary to close the session's database links and/or cursors.

Detaching a session with operating system privileges is always disallowed.

ORA-00024: logins from more than one process not allowed in single-process mode

Cause: Trying to login more than once from different processes for ORACLE started in

single-process mode.

Action: Logoff from the other process.

ORA-00025: failed to allocate string

Cause: Out of memory.

Action: Restart with larger sga heap.

ORA-00026: missing or invalid session ID

Cause: Missing or invalid session ID string for ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION.

Action: Retry with a valid session ID.

ORA-00027: cannot kill current session

Cause: Attempted to use ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION to kill the current session.

Action: None

ORA-00028: your session has been killed

Cause: A privileged user has killed your session and you are no longer logged on to the

database.

Action: Login again if you wish to continue working.

ORA-00029: session is not a user session

Cause: The session ID specified in an ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION command was not a

user session (for example, recursive, etc.).

Action: Retry with a user session ID.

ORA-00030: User session ID does not exist.

Cause: The user session ID no longer exists, probably because the session was logged

out.

Action: Use a valid session ID.

ORA-00031: session marked for kill

Cause: The session specified in an ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION command cannot be

killed immediately (because it is rolling back or blocked on a network operation), but it has

been marked for kill. This means it will be killed as soon as possible after its current

uninterruptable operation is done.

Action: No action is required for the session to be killed, but further executions of the

ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION command on this session may cause the session to be

killed sooner.

ORA-00032: invalid session migration password

Cause: The session migration password specified in a session creation call was invalid

(probably too long).

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Action: Retry with a valid password (less than 30 chars).

ORA-00033: current session has empty migration password

Cause: An attempt was made to detach or clone the current session and it has an empty

migration password. This is not allowed.

Action: Create the session with a non-empty migration password.

ORA-00034: cannot string in current PL/SQL session

Cause: An attempt was made to issue a commit or rollback from a PL/SQL object

(procedure, function, package) in a session that has this disabled (by 'alter session disable

commit in procedure')

Action: Enable commits from PL/SQL in this session, or do not attempt to use commit or

rollback in PL/SQL when they are disabled in the current session.

ORA-00036: maximum number of recursive SQL levels (string) exceeded

Cause: An attempt was made to go more than the specified number of recursive SQL

levels.

Action: Remove the recursive SQL, possibly a recursive trigger.

ORA-00037: cannot switch to a session belonging to a different server group

Cause: An attempt was made to switch to a session in a different server group. This is

not allowed.

Action: Make sure the server switches to a session that belongs to its server group.

ORA-00038: Cannot create session: server group belongs to another user

Cause: An attempt was made to create a non-migratable session in a server group that is

owned by a different user.

Action: A server group is owned by the first user who logs into a server in the server

group in non-migratable mode. All subsequent non-migratable mode logins must be made

by the user who owns the server group. To have a different user login in non-migratable

mode, the ownership of the server group will have to be changed. This can be done by

logging off all current sessions and detaching from all existing servers in the server group

and then having the new user login to become the new owner.

ORA-00039: error during periodic action

Cause: An unexpected error occurred while executing a periodically invoked

Action: Check the error stack for detailed error information.

ORA-00040: active time limit exceeded - call aborted

Cause: The Resource Manager SWITCH_TIME limit was exceeded.

Action: Reduce the complexity of the update or query, or contact your database

administrator for more information.

ORA-00041: active time limit exceeded - session terminated

Cause: The Resource Manager SWITCH_TIME limit was exceeded.

Action: Reduce the complexity of the update or query, or contact your database

administrator for more information.

ORA-00042: Unknown Service name string

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Cause: An attempt was made to use an invalid application service.

Action: Use a valid service name from SERVICE$ or add a new service using the

DBMS_SERVICE package.

ORA-00043: remote operation failed

Cause: Execution of the inter-instance operation failed.

Action: Check the status of the target instance. The operation may have partially

executed. Verify the result of the intended operation.

ORA-00044: timed_statistics must be TRUE when statistics_level is not BASIC

Cause: The user attempted to set timed_statistics to FALSE when statistics_level was not

BASIC. timed_statistics is required to be TRUE to collect meaningful statistics when

statistics_level is set to TYPICAL or ALL.

Action: Either set timed_statistics to TRUE or set statistics_level to BASIC.

ORA-00050: operating system error occurred while obtaining an enqueue

Cause: Could not obtain the operating system resources necessary to cover an oracle

enqueue. This is normally the result of an operating system user quota that is too low.

Action: Look up the operating system error in your system documentation and perform

the needed action.

ORA-00051: timeout occurred while waiting for a resource

Cause: Usually due to a dead instance.

Action: Check for any dead, unrecovered instances and recover them.

ORA-00052: maximum number of enqueue resources (string) exceeded

Cause: Ran out of enqueue resources.

Action: Increase the value of the ENQUEUE_RESOURCES initialization parameter.

ORA-00053: maximum number of enqueues exceeded

Cause: Ran out of enqueue state objects.

Action: Increase the value of the ENQUEUES initialization parameter.

ORA-00054: resource busy and acquire with NOWAIT specified or timeout expired

Cause: Interested resource is busy.

Action: Retry if necessary or increase timeout.

ORA-00055: maximum number of DML locks exceeded

Cause: Ran out of DML lock state objects.

Action: Increase the value of the DML_LOCKS initialization parameter and warm start.

ORA-00056: DDL lock on object 'string.string' is already held in an incompatible

mode

Cause: An attempt was made to acquire a DDL lock that is already locked.

Action: This happens if you attempt to drop a table that has parse locks on it.

ORA-00057: maximum number of temporary table locks exceeded

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Cause: The number of temporary tables equals or exceeds the number of temporary

table locks. Temporary tables are often created by large sorts.

Action: Increase the value of the TEMPORARY_TABLE_LOCKS initialization parameter and

warm start.

ORA-00058: DB_BLOCK_SIZE must be string to mount this database (not string)

Cause: DB_BLOCK_SIZE initialization parameter is wrong for the database being mounted.

It does not match the value used to create the database.

Action: Fix the value of the DB_BLOCK_SIZE parameter or mount a database that

matches the value.

ORA-00059: maximum number of DB_FILES exceeded

Cause: The value of the DB_FILES initialization parameter was exceeded.

Action: Increase the value of the DB_FILES parameter and warm start.

ORA-00060: deadlock detected while waiting for resource

Cause: Transactions deadlocked one another while waiting for resources.

Action: Look at the trace file to see the transactions and resources involved. Retry if

necessary.

ORA-00061: another instance has a different DML_LOCKS setting

Cause: The shared instance being started is using DML locks, and the running instances

are not, or vice-versa.

Action: Ensure that all instances' INIT.ORA files specify the DML_LOCKS parameter as 0

or all as non-zero.

ORA-00062: DML full-table lock cannot be acquired; DML_LOCKS is 0

Cause: The instance was started with DML_LOCKS = 0, and the statement being

executed needs a full-table lock (S, X, or SSX).

Action: Restart the instance with DML_LOCKS not equal to zero, and reexecute the

statement.

ORA-00063: maximum number of log files exceeded string

Cause: The number of log files specificied exceeded the maximum number of log files

supported in this release.

Action: Re-create the control file with the highest number of log files no greater than the

maximum supported in this release.

ORA-00064: object is too large to allocate on this O/S (string,string,string)

Cause: An initialization parameter was set to a value that required allocating more

contiguous space than can be allocated on this operating system.

Action: Reduce the value of the initialization parameter.

ORA-00065: initialization of FIXED_DATE failed

Cause: The FIXED_DATE string was not in date format yyyy-mm-dd:hh24:mi:ss.

Action: Make sure the initialization parameter is in the correct date format.

ORA-00066: SID string contains an illegal character

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Cause: The specified SID contains an illegal character which cannot occur in an SPFILE

setting. Illegal characters include ,#"'=() and whitespace.

Action: Use a SID that does not contain a special character or whitespace.

ORA-00067: invalid value string for parameter string; must be at least string

Cause: The value for the initialization parameter is invalid.

Action: Choose a value as indicated by the message.

ORA-00068: invalid value string for parameter string, must be between string and

string



ORA-00069: cannot acquire lock -- table locks disabled for string

Cause: A command was issued that tried to lock the table indicated in the message.

Examples of commands that can lock tables are: LOCK TABLE, ALTER TABLE ... ADD

(...), and so on.

Action: Use the ALTER TABLE ... ENABLE TABLE LOCK command, and retry the

command.

ORA-00070: command string is not valid

Cause: An invalid debugger command was specified.

Action: Type HELP to see the list of available commands.

ORA-00071: process number must be between 1 and string

Cause: An invalid process number was specified.

Action: Specify a valid process number.

ORA-00072: process "string" is not active

Cause: An invalid process was specified.

Action: Specify a valid process.

ORA-00073: command string takes between string and string argument(s)

Cause: An incorrect number of arguments was specified.

Action: Specify the correct number of arguments. Type HELP to see the list of commands

and their syntax.

ORA-00074: no process has been specified

Cause: No debug process has been specified.


ORA-00075: process "string" not found in this instance

Cause: The specified process was not logged on to the current instance.


ORA-00076: dump string not found

Cause: An attempt was made to invoke a dump that does not exist.

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Action: Type DUMPLIST to see the list of available dumps.

ORA-00077: dump string is not valid

Cause: An attempt was made to invoke an invalid dump.

Action: Try another dump.

ORA-00078: cannot dump variables by name

Cause: An attempt was made to dump a variable by name on a system that does not

support this feature.

Action: Try the PEEK command.

ORA-00079: variable string not found

Cause: An attempt was made to dump a variable that does not exist.

Action: Use a valid variable name.

ORA-00080: invalid global area specified by level string

Cause: An attempt was made to dump an invalid global area.

Action: Use level 1 for the PGA, 2 for the SGA, and 3 for the UGA. Use

to dump global area as well as bytes for every pointer; must be

a multiple of 4.

ORA-00081: address range [string, string) is not readable

Cause: An attempt was made to read/write an invalid memory address range.

Action: Try another address or length.

ORA-00082: memory size of string is not in valid set of [1], [2],

[4]stringstringstringstringstring

Cause: An invalid length was specified for the POKE command.

Action: Use a valid length (either 1, 2, 4, or possibly 8).

ORA-00083: warning: possibly corrupt SGA mapped

Cause: Even though there may be SGA corruptions, the SGA was mapped.

Action: Use the DUMPSGA command to dump the SGA.

ORA-00084: global area must be PGA, SGA, or UGA

Cause: An attempt was made to dump an invalid global area.

Action: Specify either PGA, SGA, or UGA.

ORA-00085: current call does not exist

Cause: An invalid attempt was made to dump the current call heap.

Action: Wait until the process starts a call.

ORA-00086: user call does not exist

Cause: An invalid attempt was made to dump the user call heap.

Action: Wait until the process starts a call.

ORA-00087: command cannot be executed on remote instance

Cause: Cluster database command issued for non cluster database ORADEBUG

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command.

Action: Issue the command without the cluster database syntax.

ORA-00088: command cannot be executed by shared server

Cause: Debug command issued on shared server.

Action: Reissue the command using a dedicated server.

ORA-00089: invalid instance number in ORADEBUG command

Cause: An invalid instance number was specified in a cluster database ORADEBUG

command.

Action: Reissue the command with valid instance numbers.

ORA-00090: failed to allocate memory for cluster database ORADEBUG command

Cause: Could not allocate memory needed to execute cluster database oradebug.

Action: Reissue the command on each instance with single-instance oradebug.

ORA-00091: LARGE_POOL_SIZE must be at least string

Cause: The value of LARGE_POOL_SIZE is below the minimum size.

Action: Increase the value of LARGE_POOL_SIZE past the minimum size.

ORA-00092: LARGE_POOL_SIZE must be greater than LARGE_POOL_MIN_ALLOC

Cause: The value of LARGE_POOL_SIZE is less than the value of

LARGE_POOL_MIN_ALLOC.

Action: Increase the value of LARGE_POOL_SIZE past the value of

LARGE_POOL_MIN_ALLOC.

ORA-00093: string must be between string and string

Cause: The parameter value is not in a valid range.

Action: Modify the parameter value to be within the specified range.

ORA-00094: string requires an integer value

Cause: The parameter value is not an integer.

Action: Modify the parameter value to be an integer.

ORA-00096: invalid value string for parameter string, must be from among string



ORA-00097: use of Oracle SQL feature not in SQL92 string Level

Cause: Usage of Oracle's SQL extensions.

Action: None

ORA-00098: creating or mounting the database requires a parameter file

Cause: An attempt was made to create or mount the database when the instance was

started without a parameter file.

Action: Restart the instance with a parameter file.

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ORA-00099: warning: no parameter file was specified

Cause: Even though no parameter file was specified, the instance was started.

Action: None

ORA-00100: no data found

Cause: An application made reference to unknown or inaccessible data.

Action: Handle this condition within the application or make appropriate modifications to the

application code. NOTE: If the application uses Oracle-mode SQL instead of ANSI-mode

SQL, ORA-01403 will be generated instead of ORA-00100.

ORA-00101: invalid specification for system parameter DISPATCHERS

Cause: The syntax for the DISPATCHERS parameter is incorrect.

Action: Refer to the manual for correct syntax.

ORA-00102: network protocol string cannot be used by dispatchers

Cause: The network specified in DISPATCHERS does not have the functionality required by

the dispatchers.

Action: Refer to the manual on network protocols supported by the dispatchers.

ORA-00103: invalid network protocol; reserved for use by dispatchers

Cause: The network specified in the SQL*Net connect string is reserved for use by the

dispatchers.

Action: Specify other network protocols in the connection string.

ORA-00104: deadlock detected; all public servers blocked waiting for resources

Cause: All available public servers are servicing requests that require resources locked by a

client which is unable to get a public server to release the resources.

Action: Increase the limit for the system parameter MAX_SHARED_SERVERS as the

system will automaticaly start up new servers to break the deadlock until the number of

servers reaches the value specified in MAX_SHARED_SERVERS.

ORA-00105: too many dispatcher configurations

Cause: Too many dispatcher configurations have been specified. No more can be added.

Action: Consolidate the dispatcher configurations if possible.

ORA-00106: cannot startup/shutdown database when connected to a dispatcher

Cause: An attempt was made to startup/shutdown database when connected to a shared

server via a dispatcher.

Action: Re-connect as user INTERNAL without going through the dispatcher. For most

cases, this can be done by connect to INTERNAL without specifying a network connect

string.

ORA-00107: failed to connect to ORACLE listener process

Cause: Most likely due to the fact that ORACLE listener has not been started.

Action: Start ORACLE listener if it has not been started. Or else contact your ORACLE

representative.

ORA-00108: failed to set up dispatcher to accept connection asynchronously

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Cause: Most likely due to the fact that the network protocol used by the the dispatcher

does not support aynchronous operations.

Action: Contact your ORACLE representative.

ORA-00109: invalid value for attribute string: string

Cause: The value specified for the attribute was incorrect.

Action: Refer to the manual for the proper values.

ORA-00110: invalid value string for attribute string, must be between string and

string

Cause: The value specified for the attribute was incorrect.

Action: Specify a value within the range allowed.

ORA-00111: invalid attribute string

Cause: The specified attribute was not recognized.

Action: Refer to the manual for the proper keyword to use to specify a dispatcher

attribute.

ORA-00112: value of string is null

Cause: The attribute was specified with no value.

Action: Specify a non-null value.

ORA-00113: protocol name string is too long

Cause: A protocol name specified in the DISPATCHERS system parameter is too long.

Action: Use a valid protocol name for the DISPATCHERS value.

ORA-00114: missing value for system parameter SERVICE_NAMES

Cause: No value was specified for the SERVICE_NAMES system parameter, nor for the

DB_NAME parameter.

Action: Add an SERVICE_NAMES or DB_NAME definition to the INIT.ORA file. By default,

SERVICE_NAMES is the value of DB_NAME unless SERVICE_NAMES is explicitly specified.

ORA-00115: connection refused; dispatcher connection table is full

Cause: A connection request was refused by a dispatcher because the dispatcher cannot

support any more connections.

Action: Connect to a different dispatcher, or use a dedicated server.

ORA-00116: SERVICE_NAMES name is too long

Cause: A service name specified in the SERVICE_NAMES system parameter is too long.

Action: Use a shorter name in the SERVICE_NAMES value (

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Cause: More than one of PROTOCOL, ADDRESS or DESCRIPTION was specified.

Action: Use only one of the attributes: PROTOCOL, ADDRESS or DESCRIPTION to specify

the listening address for dispatchers.

ORA-00119: invalid specification for system parameter string

Cause: The syntax for the specified parameter is incorrect.

Action: Refer to the Oracle Reference Manual for the correct syntax.

ORA-00122: cannot initialize network configuration

Cause: ORACLE could not initialize SQL*Net version 2.

Action: Check the error stack for detailed information.

ORA-00123: idle public server terminating

Cause: Too many idle servers were waiting on the common queue.

Action: This error is used internally, no action is required.

ORA-00125: connection refused; invalid presentation

Cause: The PRESENTATION in the CONNECT_DATA of the TNS address DESCRIPTION

is not correct or is not supported.

Action: Correct the PRESENTATION specified in the TNS address.

ORA-00126: connection refused; invalid duplicity

Cause: The DUPLICITY in the CONNECT_DATA of the TNS address DESCRIPTION is not

correct or is not supported.

Action: Correct the DUPLICITY specified in the TNS address.

ORA-00127: dispatcher string does not exist

Cause: There is currently no dispatcher running with the specified name.

Action: Retry with a name of the form "D###" denoting an existing dispatcher process.

ORA-00128: this command requires a dispatcher name

Cause: Wrong syntax for ALTER SYSTEM SHUTDOWN

Action: Use correct syntax: ALTER SYSTEM SHUTDOWN [ IMMEDIATE ] 'dispatcher

name'

ORA-00129: listener address validation failed 'string'

Cause: An error was encountered while validating the listener address.

Action: Resolve error or contact your ORACLE representative.

ORA-00130: invalid listener address 'string'

Cause: The listener address specification is not valid.

Action: Make sure that all fields in the listener address (protocol, port, host, key, ...) are

correct.

ORA-00131: network protocol does not support registration 'string'

Cause: The specified protocol does not support async notification.

Action: Refer to the manual for information on supported network protocols.

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ORA-00132: syntax error or unresolved network name 'string'

Cause: Listener address has syntax error or cannot be resolved.

Action: If a network name is specified, check that it corresponds to an entry in

TNSNAMES.ORA or other address repository as configured for your system. Make sure

that the entry is syntactically correct.

ORA-00133: value of string is too long

Cause: The value specified for the attribute was too long.

Action: Use shorter names and keywords or remove unneeded blanks.

ORA-00134: invalid DISPATCHERS specification #string

Cause: The syntax for the n-th DISPATCHERS specification was incorrect.

Action: Refer to the Oracle Reference Manual for the correct syntax.

ORA-00150: duplicate transaction ID

Cause: Attempted to start a new transaction with an ID already in use by an existing

transaction.

Action: Check your application.

ORA-00151: invalid transaction ID

Cause: The specified transaction ID does not correspond to an existing valid transaction.


ORA-00152: current session does not match requested session

Cause: The current session is not the same as the session that was passed into a

upixado() call.


ORA-00153: internal error in XA library

Cause: The XA library could not access thread-specific pointers.

Action: Contact customer support.

ORA-00154: protocol error in transaction monitor

Cause: The transaction monitor returned TMJOIN on an AX_REG call but the transaction

was locally suspended.

Action: Contact the transaction monitor customer support.

ORA-00155: cannot perform work outside of global transaction

Cause: The application tried to perform some work on either an Oracle 7.3 server or an

Oracle8 server with local transactions disabled while outside of a global transaction.

Action: Check if the application is connected to an Oracle 7.3 server. The Transaction

monitor must not return a NULL XID on an AX_REG call when the resource manager is

Oracle 7.3. If the application is connected to an Oracle8 server, either set nolocal=f in the

xa_open string or start a global transaction prior to attempting the work.

ORA-00160: global transaction length string is greater than maximum (string)

Cause: An external global transaction ID with a too large length field was passed in.

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Action: Report the problem to your external transaction coordinator vendor.

ORA-00161: transaction branch length string is illegal (maximum allowed string)

Cause: An external transaction branch ID with a length either too large or 0 was passed in.


ORA-00162: external dbid length string is greater than maximum (string)

Cause: An external database name with too large a length field was passed in.


ORA-00163: internal database name length string is greater than maximum (string)

Cause: An internal database name with a too large length field was passed in.


ORA-00164: distributed autonomous transaction disallowed within migratable

distributed transaction

Cause: A request was made by the application to start a distributed autonomous

transaction when the application was in a migratable distributed transaction.

Action: Roll back or commit the current distributed transaction first.

ORA-00165: migratable distributed autonomous transaction with remote operation is

not allowed

Cause: A request was made by the application to start a migratable distributed

autonomous transaction with remote operation.

Action: None

ORA-00166: remote/local nesting level is too deep

Cause: Too many remote table operations required a reverse trip back to the local site,

for example to execute a local function on a remote table.

Action: Rearrange the query or co-locate the functions with the tables.

ORA-00200: control file could not be created

Cause: It was not possible to create the control file.

Action: Check that there is sufficient disk space and no conflicts in filenames and try to

create the control file again.

ORA-00201: control file version string incompatible with ORACLE version string

Cause: The control file was created by incompatible software.

Action: Either restart with a compatible software release or use CREATE CONTROLFILE to

create a new control file that is compatible with this release.

ORA-00202: control file: 'string'

Cause: This message reports the name file involved in other messages.

Action: See associated error messages for a description of the problem.

ORA-00203: using the wrong control files

Cause: The mount ID in the control file is not the same as the mount ID in the control file

used by the first instance to mount this database. The control files are for the same

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database but they are not the same files. Most likely one instance is using a backup control

file.

Action: Check that the correct control files were specified.

ORA-00204: error in reading (block string, # blocks string) of control file

Cause: A disk I/O failure was detected on reading the control file.

Action: Check if the disk is online, if it is not, bring it online and try a warm start again. If it

is online, then you need to recover the disk.

ORA-00205: error in identifying control file, check alert log for more info

Cause: The system could not find a control file of the specified name and size.

Action: Check that ALL control files are online and that they are the same files that the

system created at cold start time.

ORA-00206: error in writing (block string, # blocks string) of control file

Cause: A disk I/O failure was detected on writing the control file.

Action: Check if the disk is online, if it is not, bring it online and try a warm start again. If it

is online, then you need to recover the disk.

ORA-00207: control files are not for the same database

Cause: The database ID in the control file is not the same as the database ID in the

control file used by the first instance to mount this database. Most likely one of the mounts

used the wrong control file or there are two databases with the same name.

Action: Check that the control file is for the correct database and is not an old version.

ORA-00208: number of control file names exceeds limit of string

Cause: An attempt was made to use more control files than Oracle supports.

Action: Shut down Oracle. Reduce the number of control files specified in the

CONTROL_FILES parameter in the initialization parameter file, and restart Oracle. Delete

usused files.

ORA-00209: control file blocksize mismatch, check alert log for more info

Cause: The block size in the control file header does not match the size specified in the

DB_BLOCK_SIZE parameter.

Action: Look at the alert log for more information.

ORA-00210: cannot open the specified control file

Cause: Cannot open the control file.

Action: Check to make sure the control file exists and is not locked by some other

program.

ORA-00211: control file does not match previous control files

Cause: A control file was specified that belongs to another database.

Action: Find and install the correct control file.

ORA-00212: block size string below minimum required size of string bytes

Cause: The block size specified was too small. Space for the system overhead is required.

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Action: Specify a larger block size and retry the operation.

ORA-00213: cannot reuse control file; old file size string, string required

Cause: To reuse a control file, it must be the same size as the one previously used.

Action: Either do not specify REUSE, or specify a matching combination of

MAXDATAFILES, MAXLOGFILES, MAXLOGMEMBERS, MAXLOGHISTORY, and

MAXINSTANCES clauses in the CREATE DATABASE or CREATE CONTROLFILE statement.

ORA-00214: control file 'string' version string inconsistent with file 'string' version

string

Cause: An inconsistent set of control files, datafiles/logfiles, and redo files was used.

Action: Use a consistant set of control files, datafiles/logfiles, and redo log files. That is, all

the files must be for the same database and from the same time period.

ORA-00215: must be at least one control file

Cause: No control file is specified or the control file specified does not exist.

Action: Specify at least one valid control file and retry the operation.

ORA-00216: control file could not be resized for migration from 8.0.2

Cause: The control file created by release 8.0.2 was missing some record types. These

record types are automatically added by resizing the control file during mount. The resize

has failed.

Action: Look in the alert log for the reason that the resize has failed. If indicated in the

alert log, give the control file more space. Otherwise, use the CREATE CONTROLFILE script

dumped to the trace file to create a new control file.

ORA-00217: control file could not be resized for new record types

Cause: The control file was missing some new record types supported by this release.

These record types are automatically added by resizing the contol file during mount. The

resize has failed.

Action: Look in the alert log for the reason that the resize has failed. If indicated in the

alert log, give the control file more space. Otherwise, use the CREATE CONTROLFILE script

dumped to the trace file to create a new control file.

ORA-00218: block size string of control file 'string' does not match DB_BLOCK_SIZE

(string)

Cause: The block size as stored in the control file header is different from the value of the

initialization parameter DB_BLOCK_SIZE. This might be due to an incorrect setting of

DB_BLOCK_SIZE, or else might indicate that the control file has either been corrupted or

belongs to a different database.

Action: Restore a good copy of the control file. If the control file is known to be clean set

the DB_BLOCK_SIZE to match control file headers block size value.

ORA-00219: required control file size (string logical blocks) exceeds maximum

allowable size (string logical blocks)

Cause: An invocation of CREATE DATABASE or CREATE CONTROLFILE was executed

specifying a combination of parameters that would require the control file size in blocks to

exceed the maximum allowable value.

Action: In the case of CREATE DATABASE or CREATE CONTROLFILE, use a different

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combination of MAXDATAFILES, MAXLOGFILES, MAXLOGMEMBERS, MAXLOGHISTORY,

and MAXINSTANCES clauses.

ORA-00220: control file not mounted by first instance, check alert log for more info

Cause: The specified control file has a different mount ID than the other control files that

are being mounted. This means that the first instance to mount the database did not use

this control file.

Action: Find and install the correct control file.

ORA-00221: error on write to control file

Cause: An error occurred when writing to one or more of the control files.

Action: See accompanying messages.

ORA-00222: operation would reuse name of a currently mounted control file

Cause: The filename supplied as a parameter to the ALTER DATABASE BACKUP

CONTROLFILE command or to cfileSetSnapshotName matches the name of the specified

currently mounted control file.

Action: Retry the operation with a different filename.

ORA-00223: convert file is invalid or incorrect version

Cause: An Oracle7 to Oracle8 convert file contains invalid data or was created with an

different version of the migration utility. This error can also be caused by incorrect

ORACLE_HOME environment variable when ALTER DATABASE CONVERT command is

issued.

Action: Use a correct version of the convert file or regenerate it with the migration utility.

Make sure that the migration utility is the same version as the Oracle8 RDBMS executable

and that the ORACLE_HOME environment variable is properly set.

ORA-00224: control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string)

Cause: An attempt was made to expand or shrink the control file by calling

cfileResizeSection using an invalid value for the RECORD_TYPE parameter.

Action: Use a value for the RECORD_TYPE parameter that specifies a valid record type

other than type 0 (valid range is 1-16).

ORA-00225: expected size string of control file differs from actual size string

Cause: The expected size of the control file as stored in its header was different than the

actual operating system file size. This usually indicates that the control file was corrupted.

Action: Restore a good copy of the control file.

ORA-00226: operation disallowed while alternate control file open

Cause: The attempted operation could not be executed at this time because this process

had an alternate control file open for fixed table access.

Action: Retry the operation after calling cfileUseCurrent.

ORA-00227: corrupt block detected in control file: (block string, # blocks string)

Cause: A block header corruption or checksum error was detected on reading the control

file.

Action: Use the CREATE CONTROLFILE or RECOVER DATABASE USING BACKUP

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CONTROLFILE command.

ORA-00228: length of alternate control file name exceeds maximum of string

Cause: The specified filename, which was supplied as a parameter to

cfileSetSnapshotName or cfileUseCopy, exceeds the maximum filename length for this

operating system.

Action: Retry the operation with a shorter filename.

ORA-00229: operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue

Cause: The attempted operation cannot be executed at this time because this process

currently holds the snapshot control file enqueue.

Action: Retry the operation after calling cfileUseCurrent to release the snapshot control file

enqueue.

ORA-00230: operation disallowed: snapshot control file enqueue unavailable

Cause: The attempted operation cannot be executed at this time because another

process currently holds the snapshot control file enqueue.

Action: Retry the operation after the concurrent operation that is holding the snapshot

control file enqueue terminates.

ORA-00231: snapshot control file has not been named

Cause: During an invocation of cfileMakeAndUseSnapshot or cfileUseSnapshot it was

detected that no filename for the snapshot control file had previously been specified.

Action: Specify a name for the snapshot control file by calling cfileSetSnapshotName.

ORA-00232: snapshot control file is nonexistent, corrupt, or unreadable

Cause: The snapshot control file was found to be nonexistent, corrupt, or unreadable

during an invocation of cfileUseSnapshot.

Action: Call cfileMakeAndUseSnapshot again (or for the first time).

ORA-00233: copy control file is corrupt or unreadable

Cause: The specified copy control file was found to be corrupt or unreadable during an

invocation of cfileUseCopy.

Action: Before retrying cfileUseCopy, use the ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE

command and specify the same filename that was specified for cfileUseCopy.

ORA-00234: error in identifying or opening snapshot or copy control file

Cause: A snapshot or copy control file of the specified name could not be found or opened

during an invocation of cfileUseSnapshot, cfileMakeAndUseSnapshot, or cfileUseCopy.

Action: Re-create the snapshot or copy control file using cfileMakeAndUseSnapshot or

ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROLFILE, respectively.

ORA-00235: control file read without a lock inconsistent due to concurrent update

Cause: Concurrent update activity on a control file caused a process to read inconsistent

information from the control file without a lock.

Action: Retry the operation.

ORA-00236: snapshot operation disallowed: mounted control file is a backup

Cause: Attempting to invoke cfileSetSnapshotName, cfileMakeAndUseSnapshot, or

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cfileUseSnapshot when the currently mounted control file is a backup control file.

Action: Mount a current control file and retry the operation.

ORA-00237: snapshot operation disallowed: control file newly created

Cause: An attempt to invoke cfileMakeAndUseSnapshot with a currently mounted control

file that was newly created with CREATE CONTROLFILE was made.

Action: Mount a current control file and retry the operation.

ORA-00238: operation would reuse a filename that is part of the database

Cause: The filename supplied as a parameter to the ALTER DATABASE BACKUP

CONTROLFILE command or to cfileSetSnapshotName matches the name of a file that is

currently part of the database.

Action: Retry the operation with a different filename.

ORA-00239: timeout waiting for control file enqueue: held by 'string' for more than

string seconds

Cause: The specified process waited the maximum allowed time for the control file

enqueue.

Action: Restart the blocking instance indicated in the incident trace file or reboot the

blocking node.

ORA-00240: control file enqueue held for more than string seconds

Cause: The current process did not release the control file enqueue within the maximum

allowed time.

Action: Reissue any commands that failed and contact Oracle Support Services with the

incident information.

ORA-00250: archiver not started

Cause: An attempt was made to stop automatic archiving, but the archiver process was

not running.

Action: No action required.

ORA-00251: LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST cannot be the same destination as string

string

Cause: The destination specified by the LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST parameter is the

same as the destination specified by an ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO

command.

Action: Specify a different destination for parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST, or

specify a different destination with the ALTER SYSTEM command.

ORA-00252: log string of thread string is empty, cannot archive

Cause: A log must be used for redo generation before it can be archived. The specified

redo log was not been used since it was introduced to the database. However it is possible

that instance death during a log switch left the log empty.

Action: Empty logs do not need to be archived. Do not attempt to archive the redo log

file.

ORA-00253: character limit string exceeded by archive destination string string

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Cause: The destination specified by an ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO

command was too long.

Action: Retry the ALTER SYSTEM command using a string shorter than the limit specified

in the error message.

ORA-00254: error in archive control string 'string'

Cause: The specified archive log location is invalid in the archive command or the

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST initialization parameter.

Action: Check the archive string used to make sure it refers to a valid online device.

ORA-00255: error archiving log string of thread string, sequence # string

Cause: An error occurred during archiving.

Action: Check the accompanying message stack for more detailed information. If the

online log is corrupted, then the log can be cleared using the UNARCHIVED option. This will

make any existing backups useless for recovery to any time after the log was created, but

will allow the database to generate redo.

ORA-00256: cannot translate archive destination string string

Cause: The destination specified by an ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG START TO

command could not be translated.

Action: Check the accompanying message stack for more detailed information. Then,

retry the ALTER SYSTEM command using a different string.

ORA-00257: archiver error. Connect internal only, until freed.

Cause: The archiver process received an error while trying to archive a redo log. If the

problem is not resolved soon, the database will stop executing transactions. The most likely

cause of this message is the destination device is out of space to store the redo log file.

Action: Check archiver trace file for a detailed description of the problem. Also verify that

the device specified in the initialization parameter ARCHIVE_LOG_DEST is set up properly

for archiving.

ORA-00258: manual archiving in NOARCHIVELOG mode must identify log

Cause: The database is in NOARCHIVELOG mode and a command to manually archive a

log did not specify the log explicitly by sequence number, group number or filename.

Action: Specify log by filename, by group number or by thread and sequence number.

ORA-00259: log string of open instance string (thread string) is the current log,

cannot archive

Cause: An attempt was made to archive the current log of an open thread. This is not

allowed because the redo log file may still be in use for the generation of redo entries.

Action: Force a log switch in the instance where the thread is open. If no instances are

open, open the database so that instance recovery can recover the thread.

ORA-00260: cannot find online log sequence string for thread string

Cause: The log sequence number supplied to the archival command does not match any

of the online logs for the thread. The log might have been reused for another sequence

number, it might have been dropped, the sequence number might be greater than the

current log sequence number, or the thread might not have any logs.

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Action: Check the ARCHIVE statement, then specify a valid log sequence number. Specify

a valid log sequence number.

ORA-00261: log string of thread string is being archived or modified

Cause: The log is either being archived by another process or an administrative command

is modifying the log. Operations that modify the log include clearing, adding a member,

dropping a member, renaming a member, and dropping the log.

Action: Wait for the current operation to complete and try again.

ORA-00262: current log string of closed thread string cannot switch

Cause: The log cannot be cleared or manually archived because it is the current log of a

closed thread, and it is not possible to switch logs so another log is current. All other logs

for the thread need to be archived, or cleared, and cannot be reused.

Action: Archive another log in the same thread first, or complete the clearing. See

attached errors for the reason the switch cannot be completed.

ORA-00263: there are no logs that need archiving for thread string

Cause: An attempt was made to manually archive the unarchived logs in this thread but

no logs needed archiving.


ORA-00264: no recovery required

Cause: An attempt was made to perform media recovery on files that do not // need any

type of recovery.

Action: Do not attempt to perform media recovery on the selected files. Check to see

that the filenames were entered properly. If not, retry the command with the proper

filenames.

ORA-00265: instance recovery required, cannot set ARCHIVELOG mode

Cause: The database either crashed or was shutdown with the ABORT option. Media

recovery cannot be enabled because the online logs may not be sufficient to recover the

current datafiles.

Action: Open the database and then enter the SHUTDOWN command with the NORMAL

or IMMEDIATE option.

ORA-00266: name of archived log file needed

Cause: During media recovery, the name of an archived redo log file was requested, but

no name was entered.

Action: Mount the correct redo log file and enter its name when it is requested.

ORA-00267: name of archived log file not needed

Cause: During media recovery, the name of an archived redo log file was entered, but no

name was requested.

Action: Continue media recovery, but do not enter a new log name.

ORA-00268: specified log file does not exist 'string'

Cause: The given redo log file does not exist.

Action: Check the spelling and capitalization of the filename and retry the command.

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ORA-00269: specified log file is part of thread string not string

Cause: The given redo log file is not part of the given thread

Action: Check that the thread of the redo log file matches the thread on the command

line. If not, use a redo log file from the appropriate thread. Retry the command after

correcting the error.

ORA-00270: error creating archive log string

Cause: An error was encountered when either creating or opening the destination file for

archiving.

Action: Check that the archive destination is valid and that there is sufficient space on the

destination device.

ORA-00271: there are no logs that need archiving

Cause: An attempt was made to archive the unarchived redo log files manually, but there

are no files that need to be archived.


ORA-00272: error writing archive log string

Cause: An I/O error occurred while archiving a redo log file.

Action: Check that the output device is still available and correct any device errors that

may have occurred. Also, make certain that sufficient space for archiving is available on the

output device.

ORA-00273: media recovery of direct load data that was not logged

Cause: A media recovery session encountered a table that was loaded by the direct loader

without logging any redo information. Some or all of the blocks in this table are now marked

as corrupt.

Action: The table must be dropped or truncated so that the corrupted blocks can be

reused. If a more recent backup of the file is available, try to recover this file to eliminate

this error.

ORA-00274: illegal recovery option string

Cause: An illegal option was specified for a recovery command.

Action: Correct the syntax and retry the command.

ORA-00275: media recovery has already been started

Cause: An attempt was made to start a second media recovery operation in the same

session.

Action: Complete or cancel the first media recovery session or start another session to

perform media recovery.

ORA-00276: CHANGE keyword specified but no change number given

Cause: The CHANGE keyword was specified on the command line, but no change number

was given.

Action: Retry the command using a valid change number after the CHANGE keyword.

ORA-00277: illegal option to the UNTIL recovery flag string

Cause: Only CANCEL, CHANGE, CONSISTENT and TIME can be used with the UNTIL

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keyword.

Action: Correct the syntax.

ORA-00278: log file 'string' no longer needed for this recovery

Cause: The specified redo log file is no longer needed for the current recovery.

Action: No action required. The archived redo log file may be removed from its current

location to conserve disk space, if needed. However, the redo log file may still be required

for another recovery session in the future.

ORA-00279: change string generated at string needed for thread string

Cause: The requested log is required to proceed with recovery.

Action: Please supply the requested log with "ALTER DATABASE RECOVER LOGFILE

" or cancel recovery with "ALTER DATABASE RECOVER CANCEL".

ORA-00280: change string for thread string is in sequence #string

Cause: This message helps to locate the redo log file with the specified change number

requested by other messages.

Action: Use the information provided in this message to specify the required archived redo

log files for other errors.

ORA-00281: media recovery may not be performed using dispatcher

Cause: An attempt was made to use a dispatcher process for media recovery. Memory

requirements disallow this recovery method.

Action: Connect to the instance via a dedicated server process to perform media

recovery.

ORA-00282: UPI string call not supported, use ALTER DATABASE RECOVER

Cause: The given UPI call is no longer supported.

Action: Use the ALTER DATABASE RECOVER command for all recovery actions.

ORA-00283: recovery session canceled due to errors

Cause: An error during recovery was determined to be fatal enough to end the current

recovery session.

Action: More specific messages will accompany this message. Refer to the other

messages for the appropriate action.

ORA-00284: recovery session still in progress

Cause: An error during recovery was determined to be minor enough to allow the current

recovery session to continue.

Action: More specific messages will accompany this message. Refer to the other

messages for the appropriate action.

ORA-00285: TIME not given as a string constant

Cause: UNTIL TIME was not followed by a string constant for the time.

Action: Enter the time enclosed in single quotation marks.

ORA-00286: no members available, or no member contains valid data

Cause: None of the members of a redo log file group are available, or the available

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members do not contain complete data.

Action: If a member is temporarily offline, attempt to make it available. Make sure that

the correct filenames are being used, especially if the redo log file is being accessed from a

remote location.

ORA-00287: specified change number string not found in thread string

Cause: The given change number does not appear in any of the online redo logs for the

given thread.

Action: Check the statement to make certain a valid change number is given. Perhaps try

to use the NEXT option for archiving logs.

ORA-00288: to continue recovery type ALTER DATABASE RECOVER CONTINUE

Cause: During media recovery, a new log is not required but the continuation command is

necessary to do a checkpoint and report errors.

Action: Type ALTER DATABASE RECOVER CONTINUE and recovery will resume.

ORA-00289: suggestion : string

Cause: This message reports the next redo log filename that is needed, according to the

initialization parameters LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST and LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT. This message

assumes that LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST and LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT are the same now as

when the required redo log file was archived.

Action: Consider using this filename for the next log needed for recovery.

ORA-00290: operating system archival error occurred. See error below

Cause: While attempting to archive to a redo log file, the server encountered an

unexpected operating system error.

Action: Correct the operating system error given in the messages and retry the operation.

See also your operating system-specific Oracle documentation.

ORA-00291: numeric value required for PARALLEL option

Cause: A recovery command was specified incorrectly. The PARALLEL option must be

followed by a numeric argument that specifies the degree of parallelism.

Action: Re-enter the command with a numeric argument specifying the degree of

parallelism desired.

ORA-00292: parallel recovery feature not installed

Cause: A parallel recovery was requested when the parallel recovery option is not installed.

Action: Delete the PARALLEL clause from the RECOVER command. Also, delete the

RECOVERY_PARALLELISM parameter in the initialization file.

ORA-00293: control file out of sync with redo log

Cause: The redo log file and control file are out of sync because a non-current controle file

was specified when the instance was started.

Action: Retry the RECOVER command using the current control file, or retry the RECOVER

command using the USING BACKUP CONTROLFILE clause.

ORA-00294: invalid archivelog format specifier 'string'

Cause: An invalid format specifier was found in the LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT initialization

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parameter. The only characters permitted following the % symbol are s, S, t, and T.

Action: Correct the initialization file and re-start the instance.

ORA-00295: datafile/tempfile number string is invalid, must be between 1 and string

Cause: An invalid file number was specified.

Action: Specify a valid datafile or tempfile number and retry the operation.

ORA-00296: maximum number of files (string) exceeded for RECOVER DATAFILE

LIST

Cause: The RECOVER DATAFILE LIST command specified more datafiles than are allowed

by the DB_FILES initialization parameter. This error occurs when doing recovery with

Recovery Manager, and the instance has been started with a DB_FILES parameter

specifying fewer datafiles than recovery manager needs to recover to satisfy the user's

RECOVER command.

Action: Re-start the instance with a higher value for DB_FILES.

ORA-00297: must specify RECOVER DATAFILE LIST before RECOVER DATAFILE

START

Cause: The RECOVER DATAFILE START command was issued, but no RECOVER

DATAFILE LIST commands had been issued. This only happens when doing recovery with

Recovery Manager, and is an internal error in Recovery Manager, because Recovery

Manager should always issue RECOVER DATAFILE LIST before RECOVER DATAFILE

START.

Action: Contact customer support

ORA-00298: Missing or invalid attribute value

Cause: A non-zero integer value is required when the following keyword attributes are

specified: TIMEOUT, EXPIRE, DELAY, NEXT

Action: Correct the syntax and retry the command.

ORA-00299: must use file-level media recovery on data file string

Cause: The control file does not contain an entry for this file, so block media recovery

cannot be done.

Action: Restore the data file and perform file-level media recovery.

ORA-00300: illegal redo log block size string specified - exceeds limit of string

Cause: The specified block size of the redo log is greater than the maximum block size for

the operating system.

Action: Create the redo log on a device with a smaller block size

ORA-00301: error in adding log file 'string' - file cannot be created

Cause: The creation of the redo log file failed

Action: Check: 1) there is enough storage space on the device 2) the name of the file is

valid 3) the device is online 4) an IO error occurred Also, it is possible REUSE was specified

on the command line and a file of the incorrect size exists. Either do not specify REUSE or

use a file of the correct size.

ORA-00302: limit of string logs exceeded

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Cause: The maximum number of redo log files has been exceeded.

Action: Use the CREATE CONTROLFILE command with a larger value for MAXLOGFILES if

the compatibility is lower than 10.2.0. Otherwise, allocate more storage space for the

control file.

ORA-00303: cannot process Parallel Redo

Cause: A redo log containing Parallel Redo has been detected. The current Oracle release

cannot process this format of redo.

Action: Use a later release that supports Parallel Redo. to process this log.

ORA-00304: requested INSTANCE_NUMBER is busy

Cause: An instance tried to start by using a value of the initialization parameter

INSTANCE_NUMBER that is already in use.

Action: Either a) specify another INSTANCE_NUMBER, b) shut down the running instance

with this number c) wait for instance recovery to complete on the instance with this

number.

ORA-00305: log string of thread string inconsistent; belongs to another database

Cause: The database ID in the redo log file does not match the database ID in the control

file. This redo log file is not from the current database.

Action: Specify the correct redo log file, then retry the operation.

ORA-00306: limit of string instances in this database

Cause: Starting this instance would exceed the maximum number of instances allowed for

this database. This message occurs only with STARTUP shared and multiple instances.

Action: You cannot start more than the lower of a) port-specific limit as to the number of

instances b) the number of instances specified at create-database time

ORA-00307: requested INSTANCE_NUMBER out of range, maximum is string

Cause: The initialization parameter INSTANCE_NUMBER specified a number that was out

of range.

Action: Change INSTANCE_NUMBER to a valid range and restart the instance. The

minimum value is one and the maximum value is the lower of the operating system-specific

maximum or the MAXINSTANCES option specified in the CREATE DATABASE statement.

See also your operating system-specific Oracle documentation.

ORA-00308: cannot open archived log 'string'

Cause: The system cannot access a required archived redo log file.

Action: Check that the off line log exists, the storage device is online, and the archived file

is in the correct location. Then attempt to continue recovery or restart the recovery

session.

ORA-00309: log belongs to wrong database

Cause: The system cannot access the archived redo log because it belongs to another

database.

Action: Specify the correct redo log file, then retry the operation.

ORA-00310: archived log contains sequence string; sequence string required

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Cause: The archived log is out of sequence, probably because it is corrupted or the wrong

redo log filename was specified

Action: Specify the correct redo log file; then retry the operation.

ORA-00311: cannot read header from archived log

Cause: An I/O error occurred when attempting to read the log file header from the

specified archived redo log file.

Action: Other messages will accompany this message. See the associated messages for

the appropriate action to take.

ORA-00312: online log string thread string: 'string'

Cause: This message reports the filename for details of another message.

Action: Other messages will accompany this message. See the associated messages for

the appropriate action to take.

ORA-00313: open failed for members of log group string of thread string

Cause: The online log cannot be opened. May not be able to find file.

Action: See accompanying errors and make log available.

ORA-00314: log string of thread string, expected sequence# string doesn't match

string

Cause: The online log is corrupted or is an old version.

Action: Find and install correct version of log or reset logs.

ORA-00315: log string of thread string, wrong thread # string in header



ORA-00316: log string of thread string, type string in header is not log file



ORA-00317: file type string in header is not log file

Cause: This is not an archived log file.

Action: Find the correct file and try again.

ORA-00318: log string of thread string, expected file size string doesn't match string

Cause: On header read the file size indicated in the control file did not match the file size

contained in the log file.

Action: Restore correct file or reset logs.

ORA-00319: log string of thread string has incorrect log reset status

Cause: Check of log file header at database open found that an online log has log reset

data that is different from the control file. The log is probably an incorrectly restored

backup.


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ORA-00320: cannot read file header from log string of thread string

Cause: The file is not available.

Action: Restore the log file.

ORA-00321: log string of thread string, cannot update log file header

Cause: Cannot write to the log file.

Action: Restore the access to the file.

ORA-00322: log string of thread string is not current copy

Cause: Check of log file header at database open found that an online log appears to be

an incorrectly restored backup.


ORA-00323: Current log of thread string not useable and all others need archiving

Cause: Attempt to open thread failed because it is necessary to switch redo generation to

another online log, but all the other logs need to be archived before they can be used.

Action: Archive the logs for the thread then retry open.

ORA-00324: log file 'string' translated name 'string' too long, string characters

exceeds string limit

Cause: the translated name for a log file is too long.

Action: Choose a untranslated name that yields a shorter translated name.

ORA-00325: archived log for thread string, wrong thread # string in header

Cause: The archived log is corrupted or for another thread. Can not use the log for

applying redo.

Action: Find correct archived log.

ORA-00326: log begins at change string, need earlier change string

Cause: The archived log supplied for recovery was generated after the log that is needed.

Can not yet use the log for applying redo.


ORA-00327: log string of thread string, physical size string less than needed string

Cause: A log file has shrunk in size. This is likely to have been caused by operator or

operating system error.

Action: Restore the log file from backup. If backup is not available, drop this log and re-

create. If the database was shut down cleanly, no further action should be required;

otherwise incomplete recovery may be required.

ORA-00328: archived log ends at change string, need later change string

Cause: The archived log supplied for recovery was generated before the log that is

needed. Can not use the log for applying redo.


ORA-00329: archived log begins at change string, need change string

Cause: The archived log is not the correct log. An earlier log is needed.

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Action: Restore the correct log file.

ORA-00330: archived log ends at change string, need change string

Cause: The archived log is not the correct log. A later log is needed.


ORA-00331: log version string incompatible with ORACLE version string

Cause: The log was written by incompatible version of Oracle.

Action: Recover the database with the compatible software, shut it down cleanly, then

restart with current software.

ORA-00332: archived log is too small - may be incompletely archived

Cause: The log is smaller than the space allocated in it. May be the result of a shutdown

abort while it was being written by the archiver.

Action: Get a complete version of this log and use it for recovery. There should either be

an online version of it or a copy that was successfully archived.

ORA-00333: redo log read error block string count string

Cause: An IO error occurred while reading the log described in the accompanying error.

Action: Restore accessibility to file, or get another copy of the file.

ORA-00334: archived log: 'string'

Cause: Reporting filename for details of another error

Action: See associated error messages

ORA-00335: online log string: No log with this number, log does not exist

Cause: Reporting filename for details of another error

Action: See associated error messages

ORA-00336: log file size string blocks is less than minimum string blocks

Cause: The log file size as specified in create database is too small.

Action: Increase the log file size.

ORA-00337: log file 'string' does not exist and no size specified

Cause: An attempt to add a log found neither an existing file nor a size for creating the

file.

Action: Specify a size for the log file.

ORA-00338: log string of thread string is more recent than control file

Cause: The control file change sequence number in the log file is greater than the number

in the control file. This implies that the wrong control file is being used. Note that repeatedly

causing this error can make it stop happening without correcting the real problem. Every

attempt to open the database will advance the control file change sequence number until it

is great enough.

Action: Use the current control file or do backup control file recovery to make the control

file current. Be sure to follow all restrictions on doing a backup control file recovery.

ORA-00339: archived log does not contain any redo

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Cause: The archived log is not the correct log. It is a copy of a log file that has never

been used for redo generation, or was an online log being prepared to be the current log.


ORA-00340: IO error processing online log string of thread string

Cause: An IO error occurred on the named online log.

Action: Restore accessibility to file, or restore file from backup.

ORA-00341: log string of thread string, wrong log # string in header

Cause: The internal information in an online log file does not match the control file.


ORA-00342: archived log does not have expected resetlogs SCN string

Cause: Recovery was given a log that does not belong to current incarnation or one of the

parent incarnation. There should be another log that contains the correct redo.

Action: Supply the correct log file.

ORA-00344: unable to re-create online log 'string'

Cause: An I/O failure occurred when attempting to re-create an online as part of either

ALTER DATABASE OPEN RESETLOGS or ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE command.

Action: Correct the file/device as indicated by accompanying errors.

ORA-00345: redo log write error block string count string

Cause: An IO error has occurred while writing the log

Action: Correct the cause of the error, and then restart the system. If the log is lost,

apply media/incomplete recovery.

ORA-00346: log member marked as STALE and closed

Cause: A log file member was no longer complete.

Action: Correct the underlying problem by referring to the other error messages found

with this one.

ORA-00347: log string of thread string, expected block size string doesn't match

string

Cause: On header read the blocksize indicated in the control file did not match the

blocksize contained in the log file.


ORA-00348: single-process redo failure. Must abort instance

Cause: A failure occurred during a critical portion of the log code during single process

operation. This error does not occur during normal multi-process operation.

Action: Shutdown abort and warmstart the database.

ORA-00349: failure obtaining block size for 'string'

Cause: The operating system was unable to determine the blocksize for the given

filename.

Action: Consult the accompanying error message, and correct the device or specify

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another filename.

ORA-00350: log string of instance string (thread string) needs to be archived

Cause: The command cannot be done because the log has not been archived, and media

recovery has been enabled.

Action: Archive the log or disable media recovery. If the command supports an

UNARCHIVED option then it can be used. However this may result in making backups

unuseable, and forcing the drop of some offline files.

ORA-00351: recover-to time invalid

Cause: The time specified in a recover-until statement must be after January 1st 1988.

Action: Specify a time after January 1st 1988.

ORA-00352: all logs for thread string need to be archived - cannot enable

Cause: Attempting to enable a thread with all logs needing to be archived, and media

recovery has been enabled. There is no log that can be made the new current log for the

thread.

Action: Archive a log for the thread or disable media recovery.

ORA-00353: log corruption near block string change string time string

Cause: Some type of redo log corruption has been discovered. This error describes the

location of the corruption. Accompanying errors describe the type of corruption.

Action: Do recovery with a good version of the log or do incomplete recovery up to the

indicated change or time.

ORA-00354: corrupt redo log block header

Cause: The block header on the redo block indicated by the accompanying error, is not

reasonable.

Action: Do recovery with a good version of the log or do time based recovery up to the

indicated time. If this happens when archiving, archiving of the problem log can be skipped

by clearing the log with the UNARCHIVED option. This must be followed by a backup of

every datafile to insure recoverability of the database.

ORA-00355: change numbers out of order

Cause: A change number found in the redo log is lower than a previously encountered

change number. The log is corrupted in some way. The corruption may be at the earlier

change or at this one.


indicated time.

ORA-00356: inconsistent lengths in change description

Cause: A change record in the redo log contains lengths that do not add up to a

consistent value. The log is corrupted in some way.


indicated time.

ORA-00357: too many members specified for log file, the maximum is string

Cause: An add logfile or add logfile member command would result in a log with too many

members. The number of members is set when the database is created.

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Action: Use fewer log file members.

ORA-00358: Too many file members specified, the maximum is string

Cause: A create or alter statement specified too many members in a parenthesised file

list.

Action: Specify a number of file members that is within the port-defined limit.

ORA-00359: logfile group string does not exist

Cause: An add logfile member or drop logfile request specified a logfile group number that

does not exist.

Action: Check the configuration of the log files and reissue the command.

ORA-00360: not a logfile member: string

Cause: A filename was given to drop logfile member that is not a part of the database, or

which is a data file.

Action: Supply a valid logfile member name.

ORA-00361: cannot remove last log member string for group string

Cause: An attempt has been made to remove the last member of a log file group.

Action: If desired, delete the entire log, by using DROP LOGFILE.

ORA-00362: member is required to form a valid logfile in group string

Cause: A request to drop a logfile member was denied because it would remove data

required to form a complete logfile.

Action: If desired, delete the entire log (after archiving if required), by using DROP

LOGFILE;

ORA-00363: log is not the archived version

Cause: d by failing to list the current log of an enabled thread in a CREATE CONTROLFILE

command.

Action: Find the archived version of the log and supply its name. If this is media recovery

immediately following a CREATE CONTROLFILE, be sure the current log for this thread was

included.

ORA-00364: cannot write header to new log member

Cause: An i/o error occurred when attempting to write the header to a log member that is

being added to an existing group.

Action: See accompanying errors. Fix problem or use another file.

ORA-00365: the specified log is not the correct next log

Cause: The specified log failed to pass checks to ensure it corresponds to the log that was

just applied. This is probably the result of using a log that was generated against a cold

backup image of the database.

Action: Find the log that was generated by this copy of the database and give that

filename to recovery.

ORA-00366: log string of thread string, checksum error in the file header

Cause: The file header for the redo log contains a checksum that does not match the

value calculated from the file header as read from disk. This means the file header is

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corrupted


ORA-00367: checksum error in log file header

Cause: The file header for the redo log contains a checksum that does not match the

value calculated from the file header as read from disk. This means the file header is

corrupted

Action: Find the correct file and try again.

ORA-00368: checksum error in redo log block

Cause: The redo block indicated by the accompanying error, is not vaild. It has a

checksum that does not match the block contents.


ORA-00369: Current log of thread string not useable and other log being cleared

Cause: Attempt to open thread failed because it is necessary to switch redo generation to

another online log, but all the other logs are being cleared or need to be archived before

they can be used.

Action: If the ALTER DATABASE CLEAR LOGFILE command is still active then wait for it to

complete. Otherwise reissue the CLEAR command. If there are other online logs for the

thread, that are not being cleared, then archive the logs.

ORA-00370: potential deadlock during kcbchange operation

Cause: Error code used internally by software. Should never be reported

Action: Treat as internal error. See error 600.

ORA-00371: not enough shared pool memory, should be atleast string bytes

Cause: Init.ora parameter shared_pool_size is too small

Action: Increase the parameter value

ORA-00372: file string cannot be modified at this time

Cause: attempting to modify the contents of a file that cannot be modified. The file is

most likely part of a read only tablespace but may be in the process of going offline, or the

database may be in the process of closing.

Action: check the status of the file and its tablespace

ORA-00373: online log version string incompatible with ORACLE version string

Cause: The online log was written by incompatible version of Oracle. Can occur when the

log file was created by either a new or older version of Oracle.

Action: Recover the database with the compatible software, shut it down cleanly, then

restart with current software.

ORA-00374: parameter db_block_size = string invalid ; must be a multiple of string

in the range [string..string]

Cause: invalid value for db_block_size parameter

Action: adjust parameter and restart

ORA-00376: file string cannot be read at this time

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Cause: attempting to read from a file that is not readable. Most likely the file is offline.

Action: Check the state of the file. Bring it online

ORA-00377: Frequent backups of file string causing write operation to stall

Cause: Backups are occurring too frequently on this file. Each time a new backup is

started for a file, any writes which have been previously issued (but not completed) have

to be re-issued. If hot backups are started very, very frequently, it is possible that some

writes will be re-issued repeatedly and never complete.

Action: Increase the interval between begin hot-backup commands for this file.

ORA-00378: buffer pools cannot be created as specified

Cause: Either the number of buffers or the number of lru latches is too small to satisfy the

specified buffer pool configuration.

Action: Either increase the number of buffers and/or number of lru latches or configure

smaller buffer pools.

ORA-00379: no free buffers available in buffer pool string for block size stringK

Cause: All buffers in the specified buffer pool for the specified block size are in use and no

free buffers are available.

Action: Increase the number of buffers in the specified pool for the specified block size

ORA-00380: cannot specify db_stringk_cache_size since stringK is the standard

block size

Cause: User specified the parameter db_nk_cache_size (where n is one of 2,4,8,16,32),

while the standard block size for this database is equal to n Kbytes. This is illegal.

Action: Specify the standard block size cache using db_cache_size (DEFAULT pool) (and

db_recycle_cache_size, db_keep_cache_size if additional buffer pools are required). Do

NOT use the corresponding db_nk_cache_size parameter for the standard block size.

ORA-00381: cannot use both new and old parameters for buffer cache size

specification

Cause: User specified one or more of { db_cache_size , db_recycle_cache_size,

db_keep_cache_size, db_nk_cache_size (where n is one of 2,4,8,16,32), db_cache_advice

} AND one or more of { db_block_buffers, buffer_pool_keep , buffer_pool_recycle }. This

is illegal.

Action: Use EITHER the old (pre-Oracle_8.2) parameters OR the new ones. Don't specify

both. If old size parameters are specified in the parameter file, you may want to replace

them with new parameters since the new parameters can be modified dynamically and

allow you to configure additional caches for additional block sizes. Cache advisory can only

be enabled with the new cache parameters.

ORA-00382: string not a valid block size, valid range [string..string]

Cause: User specified a value for db_nk_cache_size where n is one of {2, 4, 8, 16, 32},

but nk is not a valid block size for this platform.

Action: Remove corresponding parameter from the "init.ora" file and restart the instance.

ORA-00383: DEFAULT cache for blocksize string cannot be reduced to zero

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