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ASMCMD 1

INS 1

ORA 12

ORA-00904

string: invalid identifier

Fix: Check the spelling and case against DESCRIBE table. To filter or group on an alias, repeat the expression or wrap the query in an inline view and filter the outer query. Aggregate...

1 article Database
Cause & fix
ORA-01034

ORACLE not available

Fix: Check which instances run (ps -ef | grep pmon) and that ORACLE_SID matches one of them, including case. If the instance is down, start it with STARTUP as SYSDBA and read the alert...

1 article Database
Cause & fix
ORA-01403

no data found

Fix: Handle it where a missing row is a normal case: add an EXCEPTION WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND block, or select COUNT(*) / use a cursor loop instead of SELECT INTO.

1 article Database
Cause & fix
ORA-12541

TNS:no listener

Fix: Start the listener (lsnrctl start, or srvctl start listener on Grid Infrastructure), check the HOST and PORT in tnsnames.ora against lsnrctl status, and open the port in the firewa...

1 article Database
Cause & fix

PRCD 1

PRCR 1

PRCR-1001

Resource string does not exist

Fix: Check the registered resources with crsctl stat res -t or srvctl config database, and register the missing database with srvctl add database.

1 article Oracle 19c Data Guard, Oracle Restart (Grid Infrastructure) Database
Cause & fix

PRVF 3

PRVG 4

RMAN 1