Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00000ORA-00000: normal, successful completion Cause: Normal exit.
Action: None ORA-00000: normal, successful completion
Cause: Normal exit.
Action: None.
ORA-00000 normal, successful completion
Cause: An operation has completed normally, having
met no exceptions.
Action: No action required.
ORA-00001ORA-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-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-00001 unique constraint (string.string) violated
Cause: An UPDATE or INSERT statement attempted
to insert a duplicate key.
Action: Either remove the unique restriction or do
not insert the key.
ORA-00017ORA-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-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-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-00018ORA-00018: maximum number of sessions exceeded Cause: All session state objects are in use.
Action: Increase the value of the SESSIONS initialization
parameter.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-00018 maximum number of sessions exceeded
Cause: All session state objects are in use.
Action: Increase the value of the SESSIONS
initialization parameter.
ORA-00019ORA-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-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-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-00020ORA-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-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-00020 maximum number of processes (string)
exceeded
Cause: All process state objects are in use.
Action: Increase the value of the PROCESSES
initialization parameter.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00021ORA-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-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-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-00022ORA-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-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-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-00023ORA-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.
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-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.
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-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.
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.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00024ORA-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-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-00024 logins from more than one process not
allowed in single-process
mode
Cause: An attempt was made to log in more than
once from different processes
for Oracle started in single-process mode.
Action: Log off from the other process.
ORA-00025ORA-00025: failed to allocate string
Cause: Out of memory.
Action: Restart with larger sga heap.ORA-00025: failed to allocate string
Cause: Out of memory.
Action: Restart with larger sga heap.
ORA-00025 failed to allocate string
Cause: An application failed because Oracle ran out
of memory.
Action: Restart Oracle with a larger SGA heap.
ORA-00026ORA-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-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-00026 missing or invalid session ID
Cause: The session ID string specified in the ALTER
SYSTEM KILL SESSION
command was invalid, or no string was specified.
Action: Retry the command with a valid session ID.
ORA-00027ORA-00027: cannot kill current session
Cause: Attempted to use ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION
to kill the current
session.
Action: None ORA-00027: cannot kill current session
Cause: Attempted to use ALTER SYSTEM KILL SESSION
to kill the current
session.
Action: None.
ORA-00027 cannot kill current session
Cause: An attempt was made to use ALTER SYSTEM
KILL SESSION to kill the
current session.
Action: If it is necessary to kill the current session, do
so from another session.
ORA-00028ORA-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-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-00028 your session has been killed
Cause: A privileged user killed the session and it is no
longer logged in to the
database.
Action: Contact the database administrator. The
administrator may be
attempting to perform an operation that requires
users to be logged out. When
the database administrator announces that the
database is available, log in and
resume work.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00029ORA-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-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-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, the
session may be recursively
started.
Action: Retry the command with a valid session ID.
ORA-00030ORA-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-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-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-00031ORA-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-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-00031 session marked for kill
Cause: The session specified in an ALTER SYSTEM
KILL SESSION command
cannot be killed immediately because the session is
involved in a
non-interruptible operation (for example, rolling
back a transaction or being
blocked by a network operation). The session has
been marked to be killed as
soon as possible after the current 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-00032ORA-00032: invalid session migration password
Cause: The session migration password specified in a
session creation call was
invalid (probably too long).
Action: Retry with a valid password (less than 30 chars).ORA-00032: invalid session migration password
Cause: The session migration password specified in a
session creation call was
invalid (probably too long).
Action: Retry with a valid password (less than 30 chars).
ORA-00032 invalid session migration password
Cause: The session migration password specified in a
session creation call was
invalid (probably too long).
Action: Retry with a valid password (less than 30
characters).
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00033ORA-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-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-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-00034ORA-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-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-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 a
ALTER SESSION DISABLE COMMIT IN PROCEDURE
statement.
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-00035ORA-00035 LICENSE_MAX_USERS cannot be less
than current number of users
Cause: Specified values for LICENSE_MAX_USERS is
less than the current
number of users.
Action: Check the license limit and drop extra users
or purchase more licenses.
ORA-00036ORA-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-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-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.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00037ORA-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-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-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-00038ORA-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-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-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 log 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-00039ORA-00039: error during periodic action
Cause: An unexpected error occurred while executing a
periodically invoked
Action: Check the error stack for detailed error
information.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00040ORA-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-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-00041ORA-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-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-00042ORA-00042: Unknown Service name string
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-00042: Unknown Service name string
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-00043ORA-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-00044ORA-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.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00050ORA-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-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-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-00051ORA-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-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-00051 timeout occurred while waiting for a
resource
Cause: This message is usually caused by an instance
that has terminated
abnormally.
Action: Restart any non-recovered instances.
ORA-00052ORA-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-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-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-00053ORA-00053: maximum number of enqueues exceeded Cause: Ran out of enqueue state objects.
Action: Increase the value of the ENQUEUES
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-00053 maximum number of enqueues
exceeded
Cause: Ran out of enqueue state objects.
Action: Increase the value of the ENQUEUES
initialization parameter.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00054ORA-00054: resource busy and acquire with NOWAIT specified or timeout expired
Cause: Interested resource is busy.
Action: Retry if necessary or increase timeout.ORA-00054: resource busy and acquire with NOWAIT
specified
Cause: Resource interested is busy.
Action: Retry if necessary.
ORA-00054 resource busy and acquire with NOWAIT
specified
Cause: The NOWAIT keyword forced a return to the
command prompt
because a resource was unavailable for a LOCK
TABLE or SELECT FOR
UPDATE command.
Action: Try the command after a few minutes or
enter the command without
the NOWAIT keyword.
ORA-00055ORA-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-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-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
restart Oracle.
ORA-00056ORA-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-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-00056 DDL lock on object 'string.string' is
already held in an incompatible
mode
Cause: The attempted lock is incompatible with the
DDL lock already held on
the object. This happens if you attempt to drop a
table that has parse locks.
Action: Before attempting to drop a table, check that
it has no parse locks. Wait
a few minutes before retrying the operation.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00057ORA-00057: maximum number of temporary table locks exceeded
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-00057: maximum number of temporary table
locks exceeded
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-00057 maximum number of temporary table
locks exceeded
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 restart Oracle.
ORA-00058ORA-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-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-00058 DB_BLOCK_SIZE must be string to mount
this database (not string)
Cause: The value of the DB_BLOCK_SIZE initialization
parameter used to start
this database does not match the value used when
that database was created.
Potential reasons for this mismatch are:
■
mounting the wrong database
■
using the wrong initialization parameter file
n the value of the DB_BLOCK_SIZE parameter was
changed
Action: For one of the above causes, either:
■
mount the correct database
■
use the correct initialization parameter file
■
correct the value of the DB_BLOCK_SIZE parameter
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00059ORA-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-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-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 restart Oracle.
ORA-00060ORA-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-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-00060 deadlock detected while waiting for
resource
Cause: Your session and another session are waiting
for a resource locked by
the other. This condition is known as a deadlock. To
resolve the deadlock, one
or more statements were rolled back for the other
session to continue work.
Action: Either:
■
Enter a ROLLBACK statement and re-execute all
statements since the last
commit or
■
Wait until the lock is released, possibly a few
minutes, and then re-execute
the rolled back statements.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00061ORA-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-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-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: Either:
■
Do not use DML_LOCKS by setting DML_LOCKS to
zero at all instances or
■
Use DML_LOCKS by setting DML_LOCKS to a positive
integer at all
instances.
ORA-00062ORA-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-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-00062 DML full-table lock cannot be acquired;
DML_LOCKS is 0
Cause: The instance was started with the value of
DML_LOCKS set to zero,
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
re-execute the statement.
ORA-00063ORA-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-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-00063 maximum number of LOG_FILES
exceeded
Cause: The value of the LOG_FILES initialization
parameter was exceeded.
Action: Increase the value of the LOG_FILES
initialization parameter and
restart Oracle. The value of the parameter needs to
be as large as the highest
number of log files that currently exist rather than
just the count of logs that
exist.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00064ORA-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-00064: object is too large to allocate on this O/S
(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-00064 object is too large to allocate on this O/S
(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-00065ORA-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-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-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-00066ORA-00066: SID string contains an illegal character 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-00066 LOG_FILES is string but needs to be string to be compatible
Cause: The maximum number of log files supported by this instance is not the
same as for the other instances. All instances must be able to open all the files
any instance can open.
Action: Change the value of the LOG_FILES initialization parameter to be
compatible.
ORA-00067ORA-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-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-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-00068ORA-00068: invalid value string for parameter string, must be between string and
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
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
Cause: The value for the initialization parameter is
invalid.
Action: Choose a value as indicated by the message.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00069ORA-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-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-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-00070ORA-00070: command string is not valid
Cause: An invalid debugger command was specified.
Action: Type HELP to see the list of available commands.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-00070 command string is not valid
Cause: An invalid debugger command was specified.
Action: Type HELP to see the list of available
commands.
ORA-00071ORA-00071: process number must be between 1 and string
Cause: An invalid process number was specified.
Action: Specify a valid process number.ORA-00071: process number must be between 1 and
string
Cause: An invalid process number was specified.
Action: Specify a valid process number.
ORA-00071 process number must be between 1 and
string
Cause: An invalid process number was specified.
Action: Specify a valid process number.
ORA-00072ORA-00072: process "string" is not active Cause: An invalid process was specified.
Action: Specify a valid process.ORA-00072: process "string" is not active
Cause: An invalid process was specified.
Action: Specify a valid process.
ORA-00072 process "string" is not active
Cause: An invalid process was specified.
Action: Specify a valid process.
ORA-00073ORA-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-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-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-00074ORA-00074: no process has been specified
Cause: No debug process has been specified.
Action: Specify a valid process.ORA-00074: no process has been specified
Cause: No debug process has been specified.
Action: Specify a valid process.
ORA-00074 no process has been specified
Cause: No debug process has been specified.
Action: Specify a valid process.
ORA-00075ORA-00075: process "string" not found in this instance Cause: The specified process was not logged on to the
current instance.
Action: Specify a valid process.ORA-00075: process "string" not found in this instance
Cause: The specified process was not logged on to the
current instance.
Action: Specify a valid process.
ORA-00075 process "string" not found in this
instance
Cause: The specified process was not logged on to
the current instance.
Action: Specify a valid process.
Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i
ORA-00076ORA-00076: dump string not found
Cause: An attempt was made to invoke a dump that
does not exist.
Action: Type DUMPLIST to see the list of available
dumps.ORA-00076: dump string not found
Cause: An attempt was made to invoke a dump that
does not exist.
Action: Type DUMPLIST to see the list of available
dumps.
ORA-00076 dump string not found
Cause: An attempt was made to invoke a dump that
does not exist.
Action: Type DUMPLIST to see the list of available
dumps.
ORA-00077ORA-00077: dump string is not valid
Cause: An attempt was made to invoke an invalid dump.
Action: Try another dump.ORA-00077: dump string is not valid
Cause: An attempt was made to invoke an invalid
dump.
Action: Try another dump.
ORA-00077 dump string is not valid
Cause: An attempt was made to invoke an invalid
dump.
Action: Try another dump.
ORA-00078ORA-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-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-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-00079ORA-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-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-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-00080ORA-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 level> to dump global area bytes for every pointer; 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 level> to dump global area bytes for every pointer; 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 extra + level to dump global area level as well as extra bytes for every pointer; extra must be a multiple of 4. ORA-00081ORA-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-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-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. Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i ORA-00082ORA-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-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-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-00083ORA-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-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-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-00084ORA-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-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-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-00085ORA-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-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-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-00086ORA-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-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-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-00087ORA-00087: command cannot be executed on remote instance Cause: Cluster database command issued for non cluster database ORADEBUG command. Action: Issue the command without the cluster database syntax.ORA-00087: command cannot be executed on remote instance Cause: Cluster database command issued for non cluster database ORADEBUG command. Action: Issue the command without the cluster database syntax. ORA-00087 command cannot be executed on remote instance Cause: Cluster database command issued for non cluster database ORADEBUG command. Action: Issue the command without the cluster database syntax. ORA-00088ORA-00088: command cannot be executed by shared server Cause: Debug command issued on shared server. Action: Reissue the command using a dedicated server.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-00088 command cannot be executed by shared server Cause: A debug command was issued on a shared server. Action: Reissue the command using a dedicated Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i ORA-00089ORA-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-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-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-00090ORA-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-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-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-00091ORA-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-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-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-00092ORA-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-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-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-00093ORA-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-00093: %s 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-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. Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i ORA-00094ORA-00094: string requires an integer value Cause: The parameter value is not an integer. Action: Modify the parameter value to be an integer.ORA-00094: %s requires an integer value Cause: The parameter value is not an integer. Action: Modify the parameter value to be an integer. 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-00096ORA-00096: invalid value string for parameter string, must be from among string Cause: The value for the initialization parameter is invalid. Action: Choose a value as indicated by the message.ORA-00096: invalid value string for parameter string, must be from among string Cause: The value for the initialization parameter is invalid. Action: Choose a value as indicated by the message. ORA-00096 invalid value string for parameter string, must be from among string Cause: The value for the initialization parameter is invalid. Action: Choose a value as indicated by the message. ORA-00097ORA-00097: use of Oracle SQL feature not in SQL92 string Level Cause: Usage of Oracle's SQL extensions. Action: None ORA-00097: use of Oracle SQL feature not in SQL92 string Level Cause: Usage of Oracle"s SQL extensions. Action: none ORA-00097 use of Oracle SQL feature not in SQL92 string Level Cause: An attempt was made to use an Oracle SQL feature that is not compliant with the SQL92 standard. Action: Do not use the feature or use the ALTER SESSION SET FLAGGER command to set the appropriate level of SQL92 compliance. ORA-00098ORA-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. Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i ORA-00099ORA-00099: warning: no parameter file specified for string instance Cause: Even though no parameter file was specified, the instance was started with all default values. Action: None ORA-00099 timed out while waiting for resource, potential PDML deadlock Cause: The resource needed by the transaction was busy. The PDML transaction could not acquire the resource within the specified amount of time. This indicates potential deadlock involving this PDML transaction and other transactions currently running in the system. Action: Increase the value of the PARALLEL_TRANSACTION_RESOURCE_ TIMEOUT parameter; then retry the operation. ORA-00100ORA-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-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-00100 no data found Cause: An application made a reference to unknown or inaccessible data. Action: Handle this condition within the application or make appropriate modifications to the application code. ORA-00101ORA-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-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-00101 invalid specification for system parameter DISPATCHERS Cause: The syntax for the DISPATCHERS initialization parameter is incorrect. Action: Enter the DISPATCHERSinitialization parameter into the initialization parameter file with the correct syntax and then shut down and restart the instance. Error Code Oracle11g Oracle10g Oracle9i ORA-00102ORA-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-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-00102 network protocol string cannot be used by dispatchers Cause: The network specified in DISPATCHERSdoes not have the functionality required by the dispatchers. Action: Refer to your Oracle operating system- specific documentation for network protocols supported by the dispatchers. ORA-00103ORA-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-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-00103 invalid network protocol; reserved for use by dispatchers Cause: The network specified in the Net8 connect string is reserved for use by the dispatchers. Action: Specify other network protocols in the connection string. ORA-00104ORA-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-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-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_SERVERSas the system will automatically start new servers to break the deadlock until the number of servers reaches the value specified in MAX_SHARED_SERVERS.