oracle error- ORA-00956: missing or invalid auditing option

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ORA-00956: missing or invalid auditing option


Cause: AUDIT or NOAUDIT statement contains an invalid auditing option.
Action: Use a valid option.

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oracle error- ORA-00953: missing or invalid index name

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ORA-00953: missing or invalid index name
Cause: An index name of the form [ <identifier> . ] <identifier> is expected but not present. If OIDINDEX clause, index name must be <identifier>
Action: Enter an appropriate index name.



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oracle error- ORA-00912: input parameter too long

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ORA-00912: input parameter too long


Cause: one of your input strings was too long
Action: shorten the input parameter length

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oracle error- ORA-00911: invalid character

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ORA-00911: invalid character
Cause: identifiers may not start with any ASCII character other than letters and numbers. $#_ are also allowed after the first character. Identifiers enclosed by doublequotes may contain any character other than a doublequote. Alternative quotes (q'#...#') cannot use spaces, tabs, or carriage returns as delimiters. For all other contexts, consult the SQL Language Reference Manual.
Action: None

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Oracle error- ORA-00852: Rolling migration monitor process terminated.

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ORA-00852: Rolling migration monitor process terminated.

Cause: The ASM rolling migration monitor process died.
Action: Warm start the instance.


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Oracle error- ORA-00851: SGA_MAX_SIZE string cannot be set to more than MEMORY_TARGET string.

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ORA-00851: SGA_MAX_SIZE string cannot be set to more than MEMORY_TARGET string.


Cause: SGA_MAX_SIZE value was more than MEMORY_TARGET value.
Action: Set SGA_MAX_SIZE to be less than MEMORY_TARGET.



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Oracle error- ORA-00850: PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET string cannot be set to more than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET string.

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ORA-00850: PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET string cannot be set to more than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET string.
Cause: PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET value was more than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET value.
Action: Set PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET to be less than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.

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Oracle error- ORA-00849: SGA_TARGET string cannot be set to more than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET string.

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ORA-00849: SGA_TARGET string cannot be set to more than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET string.
Cause: SGA_TARGET value was more than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET value.
Action: Set SGA_TARGET to be less than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.

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Oracle error- ORA-00848: STATISTICS_LEVEL cannot be set to BASIC with SGA_TARGET or MEMORY_TARGET

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ORA-00848: STATISTICS_LEVEL cannot be set to BASIC with SGA_TARGET or MEMORY_TARGET
Cause: STATISTICS_LEVEL of BASIC was incompatible with SGA_TARGET and MEMORY_TARGET.
Action: Fix the incompatible parameter setting. Set STATISTICS_LEVEL to TYPICAL or ALL to use SGA_TARGET or MEMORY_TARGET.







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Oracle error- ORA-00847: MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET and LOCK_SGA cannot be set together

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ORA-00847: MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET and LOCK_SGA cannot be set together
Cause: MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET was set to a non-zero value and LOCK_SGA was also set
Action: Do not set MEMORY_TARGET or MEMORY_MAX_TARGET if LOCK_SGA is set to TRUE.

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Oracle error- ORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value

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ORA-00846: could not shrink MEMORY_TARGET to specified value
Cause: Attempted to shrink MEMORY_TARGET to the specified value but did not succeed because the PGA and SGA components could not be shrunk.
Action: Do not set MEMORY_TARGET to a value below the current value without first shrinking the individual memory components.

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Oracle error- ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET not supported on this system

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ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET not supported on this system
Cause: The MEMORY_TARGET parameter was not supported on this operating system or /dev/shm was not sized correctly on Linux.
Action: Refer to documentation for a list of supported operating systems. Or, size /dev/shm to be at least the SGA_MAX_SIZE on each Oracle instance running on the system.







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ORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files

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ORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files

Cause: Either media recovery, instance recovery, or flashback was in progress. The recovery or flashback in progress may need the files to which this operation is being applied.
Action: Wait for recovery or flashback to complete.





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ORA-01155: the database is being opened, closed, mounted or dismounted

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ORA-01155: the database is being opened, closed, mounted or dismounted
Cause: The requested operation needs the instance to be in a particular state but the state is being changed.
Action: Wait for the open, close, mount, or dismount to complete then retry the operation. If necessary, a SHUTDOWN ABORT will always work.



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Oracle error- ORA-00844: Parameter not taking MEMORY_TARGET into account

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ORA-00844: Parameter not taking MEMORY_TARGET into account
Cause: The parameter was larger than MEMORY_TARGET.
Action: Check the other error messages for additional information about the parameter. Set the parameter to a lower value than MEMORY_TARGET.







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ORA-01154: database busy. Open, close, mount, and dismount not allowed now

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ORA-01154: database busy. Open, close, mount, and dismount not allowed now
Cause: Some operation is in progress that expects the opened/mounted state of this instance to remain the same.
Action: Wait for the operation to complete then retry. If attempting to do a shutdown, SHUTDOWN ABORT will work. If this is a shutdown of a standby database that is operating in NO DATA LOSS mode, you must shutdown the primary database first.




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ORA-01153: an incompatible media recovery is active

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ORA-01153: an incompatible media recovery is active
Cause: Attempted to start an incompatible media recovery or open resetlogs during media recovery or RMAN backup . Media recovery sessions are incompatible if they attempt to recover the same data file. Incomplete media recovery or open resetlogs is incompatible with any media recovery. Backup or restore by RMAN is incompatible with open resetlogs
Action: Complete or cancel the other media recovery session or RMAN backup







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ORA-01152: file string was not restored from a sufficiently old backup

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ORA-01152: file string was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
Cause: An incomplete recovery session was started, but an insufficient number of logs were applied to make the database consistent. This file is still in the future of the last log applied. The most likely cause of this error is forgetting to restore the file from a backup before doing incomplete recovery.
Action: Either apply more logs until the database is consistent or restore the database file from an older backup and repeat recovery.



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ORA-01151: use media recovery to recover block, restore backup if needed

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ORA-01151: use media recovery to recover block, restore backup if needed

Cause: Error 1172 occurred.
Action: This is additional information for error 1172.






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ORA-01150: cannot prevent writes - file string has online backup set

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ORA-01150: cannot prevent writes - file string has online backup set
Cause: An attempt to make a tablespace read only or offline normal found that an online backup is still in progress. It will be necessary to write the file header to end the backup, but that would not be allowed if this command succeeded.
Action: End the backup of the offending tablespace and retry this command.








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Oracle error- ORA-00843: Parameter not taking MEMORY_MAX_TARGET into account

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ORA-00843: Parameter not taking MEMORY_MAX_TARGET into account
Cause: The parameter was larger than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.
Action: Check the other error messages for additional information about the parameter. Set the parameter to a lower value than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.

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ORA-01149: cannot shutdown - file string has online backup set

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ORA-01149: cannot shutdown - file string has online backup set
Cause: An attempt to shutdown normally found that an online backup is still in progress.
Action: End the backup of the offending tablespace and retry this command.








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ORA-01148: cannot refresh file size for datafile string

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ORA-01148: cannot refresh file size for datafile string
Cause: An operating system or device error occurred when retrieving the file's size. The device on which the file resides may have been offline.
Action: Restore access to the device.








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ORA-01147: SYSTEM tablespace file string is offline

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ORA-01147: SYSTEM tablespace file string is offline
Cause: A file belonging to the SYSTEM tablespace has been marked offline by the DBA. The database cannot be started until all SYSTEM tablespace files are online and openable.
Action: Bring the file online.







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ORA-01146: cannot start online backup - file string is already in backup

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ORA-01146: cannot start online backup - file string is already in backup

Cause: When starting an online backup it was noticed that an online backup was already started for one of the data files.
Action: End the first backup before beginning another.






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ORA-01145: offline immediate disallowed unless media recovery enabled

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ORA-01145: offline immediate disallowed unless media recovery enabled
Cause: ALTER TABLESPACE ... OFFLINE IMMEDIATE or ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE ... OFFLINE is only allowed if database is in ARCHIVELOG mode.
Action: Take tablespace offline normally or shutdown abort. Reconsider your backup strategy. You could do this if you were archiving your logs.








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Oracle error- ORA-00842: DB_BLOCK_BUFFERS cannot be set with SGA_TARGET or MEMORY_TARGET

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ORA-00842: DB_BLOCK_BUFFERS cannot be set with SGA_TARGET or MEMORY_TARGET
Cause: DB_BLOCK_BUFFERS was incompatible with SGA_TARGET and MEMORY_TARGET.
Action: Remove the incompatible parameter setting.



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ORA-01144: File size (string blocks) exceeds maximum of string blocks

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ORA-01144: File size (string blocks) exceeds maximum of string blocks
Cause: Specified file size is larger than maximum allowable size value.
Action: Specify a smaller size.







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ORA-01143: cannot disable media recovery - file string needs media recovery

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ORA-01143: cannot disable media recovery - file string needs media recovery
Cause: An attempt to disable media recovery found a file that needs media recovery, thus media recovery cannot be disabled.
Action: Recover the offending file or drop the tablespace it belongs to and retry this command.








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ORA-01142: cannot end online backup - none of the files are in backup

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ORA-01142: cannot end online backup - none of the files are in backup
Cause: None of the files were found to be in online backup when attempting to end an online backup.
Action: None. Online backup does not need to be ended for this tablespace.








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ORA-01141: error renaming data file string - new file 'string' not found

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ORA-01141: error renaming data file string - new file 'string' not found

Cause: An attempt to change a data file's name in the control file failed because no file was found with the new name.
Action: Make sure that the data file has been properly renamed by the operating system and retry.






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ORA-01140: cannot end online backup - all files are offline or readonly

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ORA-01140: cannot end online backup - all files are offline or readonly
Cause: All the files were found to be offline or readonly when attempting to end an online backup.
Action: None. Online backup does not need to be ended for this tablespace.








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ORA-01137: data file string is still in the middle of going offline

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ORA-01137: data file string is still in the middle of going offline
Cause: It was not possible to get the lock for a file that is offline when attempting to bring it online. The most likely cause is that the lock is still held by the instance that is took it offline.
Action: Wait a bit and try to online the file again.






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Oracle error- ORA-00841: MEMORY_TARGET not supported on this system

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ORA-00841: MEMORY_TARGET not supported on this system


Cause: MEMORY_TARGET parameter was not supported on this system as shmfs was disabled.
Action: Refer to documentation for a list of supported systems.



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ORA-01139: RESETLOGS option only valid after an incomplete database recovery

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ORA-01139: RESETLOGS option only valid after an incomplete database recovery
Cause: The RESETLOGS option was given in ALTER DATABASE OPEN, but there has been no incomplete recovery session.
Action: Retry the ALTER DATABASE OPEN without specifying RESETLOGS







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ORA-01138: database must either be open in this instance or not at all

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ORA-01138: database must either be open in this instance or not at all
Cause: The requested operation can not be done when the database is mounted but not open in this instance, and another instance has the database open.
Action: Execute the operation in an open instance, open the datbase in this instance, or close the database in the other instances.









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ORA-01128: cannot start online backup - file string is offline

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ORA-01128: cannot start online backup - file string is offline
Cause: An attempt to start an online backup found that one of the files is offline.
Action: Bring the offending files online and retry this command or do a cold backup.








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ORA-01136: specified size of file string (string blocks) is less than original size of string blocks

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ORA-01136: specified size of file string (string blocks) is less than original size of string blocks

Cause: A file size was specified in the AS clause of ALTER DATABASE CREATE DATAFILE, and the size was smaller the the size needed
Action: Create the file with a larger size.





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ORA-01135: file string accessed for DML/query is offline

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ORA-01135: file string accessed for DML/query is offline
Cause: Attempted to access a data file that is offline
Action: Bring the data file back online

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Oracle error- ORA-00840: PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET cannot be modified to the specified value

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ORA-00840: PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET cannot be modified to the specified value
Cause: The specified value of PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET was not compatible with current settings of SGA_TARGET and MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.
Action: Set PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET to be no more than the difference of MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET and SGA_TARGET.



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ORA-01129: user's default or temporary tablespace does not exist

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ORA-01129: user's default or temporary tablespace does not exist
Cause: The user's default or temporary tablespace was dropped.
Action: Reassign the default or temporary tablespace.



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ORA-01127: database name 'string' exceeds size limit of string characters

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ORA-01127: database name 'string' exceeds size limit of string characters
Cause: Obvious
Action: None



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oracle error- ORA-00839: SGA_TARGET cannot be modified to the specified value

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ORA-00839: SGA_TARGET cannot be modified to the specified value


Cause: The specified value of SGA_TARGET was not compatible with current settings of PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET and MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.
Action: Set SGA_TARGET to be no more than the difference of MEMORY_TARGET/MEMORY_MAX_TARGET and PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET. Also ensure that the current PGA memory used for non-auto workareas is low.



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Oracle error- ORA-00838: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET is too small, needs to be at least stringM

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ORA-00838: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET is too small, needs to be at least stringM


Cause: The specified value of MEMORY_TARGET was less than the sum of the specified values for SGA_TARGET and PGA_AGGREGATE_TARGET.
Action: Set MEMORY_TARGET to at least the recommended value.

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ORA-01126: database must be mounted in this instance and not open in any instance

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ORA-01126: database must be mounted in this instance and not open in any instance
Cause: Obvious
Action: None








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ORA-01125: cannot disable media recovery - file string has online backup set

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ORA-01125: cannot disable media recovery - file string has online backup set
Cause: An attempt to disable media recovery found that an online backup is still in progress.
Action: End the backup of the offending tablespace and retry this command.








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Oracle error- ORA-00837: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET greater than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET

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ORA-00837: Specified value of MEMORY_TARGET greater than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET


Cause: The specified value of MEMORY_TARGET was greater than MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.
Action: Set MEMORY_TARGET less than or equal to MEMORY_MAX_TARGET.

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ORA-01124: cannot recover data file string - file is in use or recovery

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ORA-01124: cannot recover data file string - file is in use or recovery
Cause: An attempt to do media recovery found that the file was not available for recovery. Either it is online and the database is open in some instance, or another process is curently doing media recovery on the file.
Action: Do not do media recovery.








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ORA-01123: cannot start online backup; media recovery not enabled

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ORA-01123: cannot start online backup; media recovery not enabled
Cause: An attempt to start backup of an on-line tablespace failed because media recovery is not enabled.
Action: Enable media recovery and retry this operation.









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ORA-01122: database file string failed verification check

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ORA-01122: database file string failed verification check
Cause: The information in this file is inconsistent with information from the control file. See accompanying message for reason.
Action: Make certain that the db files and control files are the correct files for this database.






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