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7 ORA-09870 to ORA-12100

ORA-09870: spini: failure initializing maximum number of open files.
Cause: ulimit system call returned an error.
Action: Check errno.
ORA-09871: TASDEF_NAME: translation error while expanding ?/dbs/tasdef@.dbf.
Cause: Failure of sltln(?/tasdef@.dbf) while creating test and set pages.
Action: Check additional return error for more information.
ORA-09872: TASDEF_CREATE: create failure in creating ?/dbs/tasdef@.dbf.
Cause: Create() failed when trying to create the tasdef file.
Action: Verify permissions on $(ORACLE_HOME)/dbs directory.
ORA-09873: TASDEF_OPEN: open error when opening tasdef@.dbf file.
Cause: Unable to open tasdef@.dbf file.
Action: Check errno. Possible permission problem. Verify that tasdef@.dbf file exists.
ORA-09874: TASDEF_READ: read error, unable to read tasdef@.dbf file.
Cause: Read system call returned an error when attempting to read ?/dbs/tasdef@.dbf.
Action: Check errno returned. Sgadef file may be corrupted or incompatible with oracle version.
ORA-09875: TASDEF_WRITE: write error when writing ?/dbs/tasdef@.dbf file.
Cause: Write call failed.
Action: Check errno returned. Possibly out of space on device.
ORA-09876: TASDEF_CLOSE: unable to close ?/dbs/tasdef@.dbf file.
Cause: Close system call returned an error.
Action: Check errno returned. Possible operating system failure.
ORA-09877: sstascre: shmget error, unable to get a shared memory segment.
Cause: Error in shmget.
Action: Check errno returned. Verify that enough shared memory is available on the system.
ORA-09878: sstascre/sstasat: shmat error, unable to attach tas write page
Cause: Error in shmat.
Action: Check errno returned.Verify that enough shared memory is available on the system.
ORA-09879: sstascre/sstasat: shmat error, unable to attach tas read page
Cause: Error in shmat.
Action: Check errno returned.Verify that enough shared memory is available on the system.
ORA-09880: sstasfre/sstasdel: shmdt error, unable to detach tas write page
Cause: Error in shmdt.
Action: Check errno returned.
ORA-09881: sstasfre/sstasdel: shmdt error, unable to detach tas read page
Cause: Error in shmdt.
Action: Check errno returned.
ORA-09882: sstasfre/sstasdel: shmctl error, unable to remove tas shm page
Cause: Error in shmctl.
Action: Check errno returned.
ORA-09883: Two Task interface: oratab file does not exist
Cause: The oratab file does not exist.
Action: Install oracle before you use it or recreate the oratab file.
ORA-09884: Two Task interface: SID doens"t match current PU
Cause: You are trying to start oracle on another PU than you configured oracle on or there is no entry for this SID in oratab file.
Action: Start oracle with this SID on its designated PU (see oratab file). Or install the new database with SID.
ORA-09885: osnTXtt: cannot create TXIPC channel
Cause: The TXIPC driver failed to create pipes for two-task communications with the oracle shadow process.
Action: You have probably exceeded the maximum number of open file descriptors per user or the system file table is full. Note the operating system error code and contact your system administrator.
ORA-09886: osnTXtt: translation error while expanding txipc@.trc.
Cause: Failure of sltln(txipc@.trc) while creating debug channel.
Action: Check additional return error for more information.
ORA-09888: osnTXtt: txipc channel creation failed
Cause: The txipc driver failed to create channels for two-task communications with the oracle shadow process.
Action: You have probably exceeded the maximum number of open file descriptors per user or the system file table operating system error code and contact your system administrator.
ORA-09889: osnTXtt: access error on oracle executable
Cause: The txipc driver could not access the oracle executable.
Action: Check the permissions on the ORACLE executable and each component of the ORACLE_HOME/bin path.
ORA-09890: osnTXtt: malloc failed
Cause: The txipx driver failed to allocate enough heap space for its context area buffers.
Action: Contact your customer support representative.
ORA-09908: slkmnm: gethostname returned error code.
Cause: The system call gethostname returned an error.
Action: This is most likely an internal error. Make sure gethostname is successful in other contexts, and if so contact Oracle support.
ORA-09909: Malloc of scratch buffer failed.
Cause: Memory needed for a temporary buffer could not be allocated. The additional information field contains the number of bytes that ORACLE attempted to allocate.
Action: Check the UNIX error number. It is probable that the system has run out of memory. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09910: Unable to find ORACLE password file entry for user.
Cause: No entry exists for the user in the ORACLE password file.
Action: Have the database administrator install a password entry by running orapasswd.
ORA-09911: Incorrect user password.
Cause: The password entered by the user was incorrect.
Action: Enter the correct password.
ORA-09912: Malloc of name buffer(s) failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to allocate memory for one or both of the buffers that are used to hold the name of DBA and the operator users.
Action: Check the UNIX error number. It is probable that the system has run out of memory. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09913: Malloc of dummy name failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to allocate memory for the user name that is to to be used in the encryption of the user"s password.
Action: Check the UNIX error number. It is probable that the system has run out of memory. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09914: Unable to open the ORACLE password file.
Cause: ORACLE could not open the password file for reading.
Action: Check the UNIX error number. If the error number indicates that the file does not exist, have the database administrator create the file by running orapasswd. If the error number indicates insufficient permissions, ask the database administrator to change the permissions. Otherwise, contact ORACLE customer support.
ORA-09915: Password encryption failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to encrypt a password.
Action: This is an internal error - contact ORACLE customer support.
ORA-09916: Required password was not specified.
Cause: A user attempted to connect as "internal," but did not specify a password.
Action: Connect as internal again and specify a password.
ORA-09918: Unable to get user privileges from SQL*Net
Cause: ORACLE was unable to retrieve the user"s privilege set from the SQL*Net connection.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system error. Also check the "additional information" field for the SQL*Net error. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09919: Unable to set label of dedicated server
Cause: ORACLE was unable to set the label of the dedicated to server to the required value.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system error. Also, check the privileges on the oracle executable. It should have at least "allowmacaccess" privilege.
ORA-09920: Unable to get sensitivity label from connection
Cause: ORACLE was unable to retrieve the user"s sensitivity label from the SQL*Net connection.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system error. Also check the "additional information" field for the SQL*Net error. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09921: Unable to get information label from connection
Cause: ORACLE was unable to retrieve the user"s information label from the SQL*Net connection.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system error. Also check the "additional information" field for the SQL*Net error. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09922: Can"t spawn process - background log directory not created properly
Cause: ORACLE was unable to spawn a background process because the directory that will hold trace files of the background processes was not created properly.
Action: Examine the directory pointed to by the initialization parameter "background_dump_dest". Make sure that all of the following is true:

1. The directory exists.

2. The name indeed points to a directory, and is not a file.

3. The directory is accessible and writable to the ORACLE user.

ORA-09923: Can"t spawn process - user log directory not created properly
Cause: ORACLE was unable to spawn a background process because the directory that holds the trace files of the dedicated server processes was not created properly.
Action: Examine the directory pointed to by the initialization parameter "user_dump_dest". Make sure that all of the following is true:

1. The directory exists.

2. The name indeed points to a directory, and is not a file.

3. The directory is accessible and writable to the ORACLE user.

ORA-09924: Can"t spawn process - core dump directory not created properly
Cause: ORACLE was unable to spawn a background process because the directory that holds the core dumps produced by ORACLE processes in the event of exceptions was not created properly.
Action: Examine the directory pointed to by the initialization parameter "core_dump_dest". Make sure that all of the following is true:

1. The directory exists.

2. The name indeed points to a directory, and is not a file.

3. The directory is accessible and writable to the ORACLE user.

ORA-09925: Unable to create audit trail file
Cause: ORACLE was not able to create the file being used to hold audit trail records.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system error. If there is no error, contact ORACLE customer support.
ORA-09926: Unable to set effective privilege set of the server
Cause: A dedicated server was unable to set it"s own privilege set.
Action: Check the privileges granted to the ORACLE executable. It must have at least "allowmacacess" privilege.
ORA-09927: Unable to set label of server
Cause: ORACLE was not able to set the label of a server to a new value.
Action: Check the privileges on $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle. Make sure that it has "allowmacaccess" privilege.
ORA-09928: Unable to restore the label of server
Cause: ORACLE was unable to restore the label of the server to the value that it had before raising it to database high.
Action: This is an internal error - contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09929: GLB of two labels is invalid
Cause: The result of a greatest lower bound operation on two labels was not valid.
Action: Repeat the operation with two different labels. Consult the system encoding file for the values of valid labels.
ORA-09930: LUB of two labels is invalid
Cause: The result of a least upper bound operation on two labels was not valid.
Action: Repeat the operation with two different labels. Consult the system encoding file for the values of valid labels.
ORA-09931: Unable to open ORACLE password file for reading
Cause: An attempt to open a password file for reading failed.
Action: Make sure that the permissions on the file have not been changed so that the ORACLE user cannot open it.
ORA-09932: Close of ORACLE password file failed.
Cause: An attempt to close a password file failed.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for the specific reason.
ORA-09933: Deletion of old password file failed.
Cause: The removal of the old password file failed.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for the specific reason.
ORA-09934: Link of current password file to old failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to create a link so that the old password file could be saved.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for the specific reason.
ORA-09935: Unlink of current password file failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to complete the saving of the current password file.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for the specific reason.
ORA-09936: Open of ORACLE password file for write failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to create a password file.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for the specific reason.
ORA-09937: Chmod of ORACLE password file failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to change a password file to be readonly.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for the specific reason.
ORA-09938: Save of signal handlers failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to save the previous values of selected signal handlers.
Action: This is an internal error. Contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09939: Restoration of signal handlers failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to restore the previous values of selected signal handlers.
Action: This is an internal error. Contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt
Cause: The header of one of the password files was not in the format that ORACLE expected.
Action: Check the headers of both files. The header should be in the format "FILE VERSION: N.N.N.N.N EXECUTABLE VERSION: N.N.N.N.N" where N is a number. Remove the corrupt file(s) and re-run "orapasswd".
ORA-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file.
Cause: The version of orapasswd or installer that is being run is older than that of the ORACLE password file. Since the file version is only changed when the format is changed, this error means that the executable is using a different format than that with which the file was created.
Action: Run a version of the installer or orapasswd whose version is the same or later than that of the file.
ORA-09942: Write of ORACLE password file header failed.
Cause: The attempt to write out the header of the ORACLE password file failed.
Action: Check the operating system error number. It is possible that the file system became full.
ORA-09943: Allocation of memory for password list component failed.
Cause: When it is building a list of password file entries, ORACLE allocates memory for various components. One of the allocations failed.
Action: Check the operating system error number. The system has probably run out of memory.
ORA-09944: Password entry is corrupt.
Cause: An entry in an ORACLE password file was not in the format that ORACLE expected.
Action: Removed the corrupt file(s) and re-run "orapasswd."
ORA-09945: Unable to initialize the audit trail file
Cause: ORACLE unable to write header information to the file being used as the audit trail.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system error. If there is no error, contact ORACLE customer support.
ORA-09946: File name too long for buffer
Cause: The buffer that was to be used to hold a file name was determined to be too short for the generated name. This will happen if the translated name for either a trace file or an audit file is longer than the maximum allowed, which on many ports is 256 characters.
Action: Use a shorter file name.
ORA-09947: Unable to allocate connection attributes structure
Cause: ORACLE was not able to allocate the memory needed to hold the attributes of the SQL*Net connection. The "Additional Information" field holds the number of bytes that ORACLE attempted to allocate.
Action: Check the UNIX error number. It is probable that the system has run out of memory. If there is no error, contact ORACLE customer support.
ORA-09948: Process information label retrieval failed.
Cause: ORACLE was unable to get the information label for a process.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system failure. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09949: Unable to get client operating system privileges
Cause: ORACLE was unable to get the operating system privileges for the client process.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system failure. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09950: Unable to get server operating system privileges
Cause: ORACLE was unable to get its privileges from the operating system.
Action: This is an error that should never happen. Contact ORACLE customer support.
ORA-09951: Unable to create file
Cause: ORACLE was unable to create a file.
Action: Check the UNIX error number for a possible operating system failure. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09952: scgcmn: lk_open_convert unexpected return: open failed
Cause: The distributed lock manager returned an unexpected value
Action: Check for system error message and refer to the distributed lock manager documentation or contact your customer support representative.
ORA-09953: scggc: unexpected return of a lock convert
Cause: The distributed lock manager returned an unexpected value
Action: Check for lock manager error message and refer to DLM documentation refer to the distributed lock manager documentation or contact your customer support representative.
ORA-09954: scgcc: unexpected return status to callback of lock close
Cause: The distributed lock manager returned an unexpected value
Action: Check for lock manager error message and refer to DLM documentation refer to the distributed lock manager documentation or contact your customer support representative.
ORA-09955: scgcan: unexpected return status when canceling a lock
Cause: DLM system service x returned an unexpected value
Action: Check for system error message and refer to DLM documentation refer to the distributed lock manager documentation or contact your customer support representative.
ORA-09956: scgcm: unexpected lock status condition
Cause: A global locking system service returned an unexpected value.
Action: Check for system error message (if any) and refer to refer to the distributed lock manager documentation or contact your customer support representative.
ORA-09957: Unable to send termination request to IMON
Cause: The attempt to send a termination signal to IMON failed.
Action: This is an internal error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09958: IMON: two processes with the same ORACLE pid are active
Cause: The IMON process was unable to add an entry for a server process because another active process occupies the slot.
Action: This is an internal error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09959: IMON: deletion of a process failed.
Cause: The IMON process was unable to delete a server process from its process ID array because no entry for the process could be found.
Action: This is an internal error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09960: Unable to establish signal handler for termination signal
Cause: ORACLE was unable to set up a handler for the signal used to notify it that the instance was shutting down.
Action: This is an internal error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09961: Unable to restore termination signal handler
Cause: ORACLE failed to set the handler for the termination signal to its previous value.
Action: This is an internal error, contact ORACLE support.
ORA-09966: falure in translation while expanding ?/dbs/lk for lock file
Cause: Oracle failed to translate ?/dbs/lk, when creating a file name for the database mount lock or the instance startup/shutdown lock.
Action: Check additional return errors for more information.
ORA-09967: unable to create or open lock file
Cause: Oracle failed, when making an open system call, inorder to acquire a file lock used by the database mount lock or the instance startup/shutdown lock.
Action: Check errno for more information.
ORA-09968: unable to lock file
Cause: The system call for locking a file returned an error when trying to acquire a database mount lock or the instance startup/shutdown lock.
Action: Check errno for more information.
ORA-09969: unable to close or remove lock file
Cause: The close system call or unlink system call returned an error.
Action: Check errno for more information.
ORA-09974: skxfidini: Error Initializing SDI Channel
Cause: The process was unable to initialize the SDI channel properly.
Action: Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09975: kxfspini: Error Initializing SDI Process
Cause: The process was unable to attach to the SDI channel.
Action: Verify that the SDI process specific limits correctly configured. Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09976: skxfqdini: Error Creating Port
Cause: The process was unable to create a communications endpoint.
Action: Verify that the SDI port specific limits correctly configured. Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09977: skxfqhini: Error Connecting
Cause: The process was unable to connect to another endpoint.
Action: Verify that the SDI port specific limits correctly configured. Check that the other node(s) is part of the cluster and operating properly. Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09978: skxfqhdel: Error Disconnecting from another endpoint.
Cause: The process was unable to disconnect cleanly from another endpoint.
Action: Check that the other node(s) are part of the cluster and operating properly. Check the instance and processes on the other node(s). Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09979: skxfqhsnd: Error Sending a message to another endpoint
Cause: The process was unable to send a message to an existing endpoint.
Action: Check that the other node(s) are part of the cluster and operating properly. Check the instance and processes on the other node(s). Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09980: skxfqdrcv: Error Receiving a message from another endpoint
Cause: The process encountered an error while trying to receive a message.
Action: Check that the other node(s) are part of the cluster and operating properly. Check the instance and processes on the other node(s). Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09981: skxfqdreg: Error Adding a page to the SDI buffer pool
Cause: The process was unable to add a page to the SDI buffer pool.
Action: Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09982: skxfqddrg: Error Removing a page from the SDI buffer pool
Cause: The process was unable to remove a page to the SDI buffer pool.
Action: Correct the operating system error and retry the operation.
ORA-09983: skxfidsht: Error shutting down SDI channel
Cause: The process was unable shut down the SDI channel
Action: Check the SDI persistent resources using SDI tools. Verify that all processes exited cleanly and the instance is safely shut down. Delete any remaining SDI channel IDs associated with the current instance.
ORA-09984: SGA file $ORACLE_HOME/dbs/sgadef$ORACLE_SID.dbf does not exist
Cause: file does not exist or is not accessible
Action: Restart the instance to create the SGA definition file.
ORA-09985: SGA definition file could not be read
Cause: UNIX read() operation failed
Action: check errno and take appropriate action.
ORA-09986: wrong number of bytes read from SGA definition file
Cause: Struct skgmsdef size differs from no. of bytes read from SGA file
Action: Compare the two struct definitions and ensure that they are identical in size and structure.
ORA-09987: unable to attach to SGA in READ-ONLY mode
Cause: The instance is not up, or SGA segments are not read-accessible
Action: Verify that the instance is up and read permissions for the SGA segments are set.
ORA-09988: error while detaching SGA
Cause: skgmsdef struct is corrupted and/or segment addresses are modified
Action: Safely shut down instance and mount SGA segments again.
ORA-09989: attempt to use invalid skgmsdef struct pointer
Cause: Pointer to skgmsdef struct used without validating it
Action: Assign a valid address to the skgmsdef struct pointer before using it.
ORA-10243: simulated error for test string of K2GTAB latch cleanup
Cause: levels 1..6 for insert, 7..11 for delete
Action: none
ORA-10244: make tranids in error msgs print as 0.0.0 (for testing)
Cause: also makes "alter system enable distributed recovery" synchronous
Action: none
ORA-10259: get error message text from remote using explicit call
Cause: for npigem coverage testing (normally called only for V5 remote)
Action: none
ORA-10261: Limit the size of the PGA heap
Cause: the limit is one kilobyte times the level of the event. If the pga grows bigger than this signal an internal error.
Action: none
ORA-10262: Don"t check for memory leaks
Cause: Setting this event to level one causes memory leak checking to be disabled. Setting this event to any other non-zero number allows that number to be used as a threshold value when checking for memory leaks in the PGA, SGA, and UGA heaps.
Action: none
ORA-10263: Don"t free empty PGA heap extents
Cause: This is useful for debugging since watchpoints are lost on free
Action: none
ORA-10265: Keep random system generated output out of error messages
Cause: so test system files don"t diff
Action: none
ORA-10266: Trace OSD stack usage
Cause: Porters should implement this to help them debug their stack implementations. It should be used in at least smcstk().
Action: none
ORA-10267: Inhibit KSEDMP for testing
Cause: Some tests may generate internal or fatal errors on purpose.
Action: LEVEL used by KSEDMP is one less than level of this event.
ORA-10268: Don"t do forward coalesce when deleting extents
Cause: setting this event keeps kts from coalescing forward at each extent when dropping a temp segment.
Action: none
ORA-10269: Don"t do coalesces of free space in SMON
Cause: setting this event prevents SMON from doing free space coalesces
Action: none
ORA-10270: Debug shared cursors
Cause: Enables debugging code in shared cursor management modules
Action: none
ORA-10281: maximum time to wait for process creation
Cause: used to override the default SPMXWAIT, level = timeout in sec.
Action: none
ORA-10282: Inhibit signalling of other backgrounds when one dies
Cause: Used in KSB
Action: none
ORA-10284: simulate zero/infinite asynch I/O buffering
Cause: Used in KCF, level=1 out of space (red), level=2 infinite (green)
Action: none
ORA-10360: enable dbwr consistency checking
Cause: internal use only
Action: enables consistency checking of buffers written by dbwriter and consistency checking of LRU working sets
ORA-10361: check buffer change vector count consistency
Cause: internal use only
Action: invoke buffer change vector count consistency every 5 minutes
ORA-10362: simulate a write error to take a file offline
Cause: internal use only
Action: Enables testing of DBWR taking a file offline because of a write error. The level is the absolute file number of the file to be taken offline when DBWR attemts to write to it.
ORA-10364: Do not clear GIMH_STC_SHUT_BEGIN state during shutdown
Cause: internal use only
Action: Enables testing of shutdown begin event by not clearing GIMH_STC_SHUT_BEGIN state before shutdown completes.
ORA-10370: parallel query server kill event
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10371: disable TQ hint
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10372: parallel query server kill event proc
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10373: parallel query server kill event
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10382: parallel query server interrupt (reset)
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10387: parallel query server interrupt (normal)
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10388: parallel query server interrupt (failure)
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10389: parallel query server interrupt (cleanup)
Cause: internal use only
Action: this event should never be set externally
ORA-10560: block type "string"
Cause: Report block type for details of another error.
Action: See associated error message.
ORA-10561: block type "string", data object# string
Cause: Report block type and data object number for details of another error.
Action: See associated error message.
ORA-10562: Error occurred while applying redo to data block (file# string, block# string)
Cause: See other errors on error stack.
Action: Investigate why the error occurred and how important is the data block. Media and standby database recovery usually can continue if user allows recovery to corrupt this data block.
ORA-10563: Test recovery had to corrupt data block (file# string, block# string) in order to proceed
Cause: Test recovery completed.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. See other messages on error stack for a summary of the result of the test recovery.
ORA-10564: tablespace string
Cause: Report tablespace name for details of another error.
Action: See associated error message.
ORA-10565: Another test recovery session is active
Cause: There can only be one test recovery session at any time. Another test recovery session is active.
Action: Wait till the other test recovery session completes.
ORA-10566: Test recovery has used all the memory it can use
Cause: Test recovery tests redo in memory. It can no longer proceed because it has consumed all the memory it can use.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. See other messages on error stack for a summary result of the test recovery.
ORA-10567: Redo is inconsistent with data block (file# string, block# string)
Cause: There are two possible causes of this error: (1) A write issued by Oracle was lost by the underlying OS or storage system. (2) an Oracle internal error.
Action: Investigate why the error occurred and how important is the data block. Media and standby database recovery usually can continue if user allows recovery to corrupt this data block.
ORA-10568: Failed to allocate recovery state object: out of SGA memory
Cause: out of SGA memory
Action: Restart the instance. If problem persists, call Oracle support.
ORA-10570: Test recovery complete
Cause: Test recovery completed.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. See other messages on error stack for a summary result of the test recovery.
ORA-10571: Test recovery canceled
Cause: User canceled test recovery.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. See other messages on error stack for a summary of the result of the test recovery.
ORA-10572: Test recovery canceled due to errors
Cause: See other errors on the error stack.
Action: is needed. See other messages on error stack for a summary of the result of the test recovery so far.
ORA-10573: Test recovery tested redo from change string to string
Cause: This message show the range of test recovery have tested.
Action: No action is needed. See other messages on error stack.
ORA-10574: Test recovery did not corrupt any data block
Cause: This message summarizes test recovery result.
Action: No action is needed. See other messages on error stack.
ORA-10575: Give up restoring recovered datafiles to consistent state: out of memory
Cause: There were not enough memory to restore recovered datafiles to consistent state
Action: This error is just a warning: You may not be able to open the database with resetlogs immediately after this error. However, you may continue media/standby recovery, and that may make the datafiles recovered consistent again.
ORA-10576: Give up restoring recovered datafiles to consistent state: some error occurred
Cause: See alert file or other errors on the stack for a cause of the problem.
Action: This error is just a warning: You may not be able to open the database with resetlogs immediately after this error. However, you may continue media/standby recovery, and that may make the datafiles recovered consistent again.
ORA-10577: Can not invoke test recovery for managed standby database recovery
Cause: Test recovery option is used for managed standby database recovery.
Action: Either remove the test recovery option or invoke manual test standby database recovery.
ORA-10578: Can not allow corruption for managed standby database recovery
Cause: You used the allow corruption option for managed standby database recovery.
Action: Either remove the allow corruption option or invoke manual standby database recovery.
ORA-10579: Can not modify control file during test recovery
Cause: To proceed with recovery, test recovery needs to modify the control file. But test recovery is not allowed to modify control file.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. It can only go so far in the redo stream.
ORA-10580: Can not modify datafile header during test recovery
Cause: To proceed with recovery, test recovery needs to modify a datafile header. But test recovery is not allowed to modify datafile headers.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. It can only go so far in the redo stream.
ORA-10581: Can not modify redo log header during test recovery
Cause: To proceed with recovery, test recovery needs to modify a redo log header. But test recovery is not allowed to modify redo log headers.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has ended successfully. It can only go so far in the redo stream.
ORA-10582: The control file is not a backup control file
Cause: User requested backup control file test recovery, but the control file is not a backup control file.
Action: Use a backup control file, or do not use USING BACKUP CONTROLFILE option.
ORA-10583: Can not recovery file string renamed as missing during test recovery
Cause: One of the files to be recovered is renamed as missing.
Action: Rename the file to the correct file or offline it.
ORA-10584: Can not invoke parallel recovery for test recovery
Cause: Both test recovery and parallel recovery are requested.
Action: Drop either one of the two recovery options.
ORA-10585: Test recovery can not apply redo that may modify control file
Cause: Test recovery has encountered a special redo that may modify control file.
Action: No action is needed. Test recovery has proceeded successfully as far as it could from its starting point.
ORA-10586: Test recovery had to corrupt 1 data block in order to proceed
Cause: This message summarizes test recovery result: Oracle may have to corrupt one block in order to apply the range of redo tested.
Action: See alert log for details of the problem.
ORA-10587: Invalid count for ALLOW n CORRUPTION option
Cause: The number specified in the ALLOW n CORRUPTION option is too big.
Action: Use a smaller number.
ORA-10588: Can only allow 1 corruption for normal media/standby recovery
Cause: The number specified in the ALLOW n CORRUPTION option is too big.
Action: change to allow zero or one corruption.
ORA-10589: Test recovery had to corrupt string data blocks in order to proceed
Cause: This message summarizes test recovery result: Oracle may have to corrupt a number of data blocks as specified in the message in order to apply the range of redo tested.
Action: See alert log for details of the problems.
ORA-10614: Operation not allowed on this segment
Cause: This procedure can be used only on segments in tablespaces with AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
Action: Recheck the segment name and type and re-issue the statement
ORA-10615: Invalid tablespace type for temporary tablespace
Cause: Tablespace with AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGENEMT specified cannot be used as a temporary tablespace
Action: Recheck the tablespace name and re-issue the statement
ORA-10616: Operation not allowed on this tablespace
Cause: Cannot perform the operation on tablespace with AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
Action: Recheck the tablespace name and re-issue the statement
ORA-10617: Cannot create rollback segment in dictionary managed tablespace
Cause: Rollback segments cannot be created in dictionary managed tablespaces when SYSTEM tablespace is locally managed
Action: Recheck the tablespace name and re-issue the statement
ORA-10618: Operation not allowed on this segment
Cause: This DBMS_SPACE operation is not permitted on segments in tablespaces with AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
Action: Recheck the segment name and type and re-issue the statement
ORA-10619: Avoid assertions when possible
Cause: A bug (or upgrade) hits unicode assertions (csid, csform, bfc)
Action: Event makes RDBMS skip assertions and patch up datastructures
ORA-10620: Operation not allowed on this segment
Cause: Cannot alter freelist storage parameter for segments in tablespaces with AUTO SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
Action: Recheck the segment name and re-issue the statement
ORA-10627: Dump the content of the index leaf block
Cause: Generate a complete index tree dump, not just an overview during alter session set events immediate trace name treedump
Action: This event is recommended only for small table/index since it
ORA-10628: Turn on sanity check for kdiss index skip scan state
Cause: Will do sanity checking on the kdiss state.
Action: set this event only under the supervision of Oracle development
ORA-10630: Illegal syntax specified with SHRINK clause
Cause: An illegal option was specified with the SHRINK clause
Action: Verify the SQL Reference Manual and reissue the command
ORA-10631: SHRINK clause should not be specified for this object
Cause: It is incorrect to issue shrink on the object
Action: Verify the object name and type and reissue the command
ORA-10632: Invalid rowid
Cause: Segment Highwatermark was overwritten due to shrink and space reused
Action: Reissue this command.
ORA-10633: No space found in the segment
Cause: Raised while trying to find space during segment shrink
Action: This error should be trapped internally and treated. The user should not be able to see the error.
ORA-10634: Segment is already being shrunk
Cause: Only one invocation of shrink can be in progress on a segment at any time
Action: Reissue the command after the first shrink is over
ORA-10635: Invalid segment or tablespace type
Cause: Cannot shrink the segment because it is not in auto segment space managed tablespace or it is not a data, index or lob segment.
Action: Check the tablespace and segment type and reissue the statement
ORA-10636: ROW MOVEMENT is not enabled
Cause: To shrink a data segment, row movement must be enabled.
Action: Enable row movement and reissue this command.
ORA-10637: The segment does not exist
Cause: Segment to be shrunk has been dropped
Action: none
ORA-10638: Index status is invalid
Cause: Cannot shrink an index which is being rebuilt or disabled is an unusable state.
Action: none
ORA-10639: Dump library cache during kksfbc-reparse-infinite-loop error
Cause: During this error a library cache dump is necessary , so enable librarycache dump if event is set.
Action: Dump a library cache if this event is set when reparse error.
ORA-10640: Operation not permitted during SYSTEM tablespace migration
Cause: SYSTEM tablespace is being migrated to locally managed format.
Action: Reissue this command once SYSTEM tablespace migration is over.
ORA-10641: Cannot find a rollback segment to bind to
Cause: SYSTEM tablespace migration requires rollback segment in locally managed tablespace.
Action: Drop rollback segments in dictionary managed tablespaces other than SYSTEM and create rollback segments in locally managed tablespace and retry migration.
ORA-10642: Found rollback segments in dictionary managed tablespaces
Cause: When SYSTEM tablespace is migrated found rollback segments in dictionary managed tablespaces.
Action: Drop the rollback segments in dictionary managed tablespaces and reissue the command
ORA-10643: Database should be mounted in restricted mode and Exclusive mode
Cause: When SYSTEM tablespace is being migrated database should be mounted in Exclusive mode and in Restricted mode.
Action: Reissue this command after mounting the database in right mode.
ORA-10644: SYSTEM tablespace cannot be default temporary tablespace
Cause: When SYSTEM tablespace is being migrated no user should have SYSTEM as the default temporary tablespace.
Action: Reissue this command after altering the default temporary tablespace setting for all users.
ORA-10645: Recursive Extension in SYSTEM tablespace during migration
Cause: When SYSTEM tablespace is being migrated, dictionary tables tried to extend recursively. Must be caught and processed internally. Should not be thrown to the user.
Action: Report the error as a bug.
ORA-10646: Too many recursive extensions during SYSTEM tablespace migration
Cause: When SYSTEM tablespace is being migrated, dictionary tables tried to extend recursively more than 1000 times.
Action: If SYSTEM tablespace is very large, then simply reissue the tablespace migration command.
ORA-10647: Tablespace other than SYSTEM, string, string not found in read only mode
Cause: When SYSTEM tablespace is being migrated, tablespaces other than the three should be ALTERed to read only.
Action: Alter the tablespace status to read only and retry migration.
ORA-10648: Tablespace SYSAUX is not offline
Cause: The SYSAUX tablespace was online while SYSTEM tablespace was being migrated.
Action: Alter the SYSAUX tablespace status to offline and retry migration.
ORA-10651: incorrect file number block number specified
Cause: The dba specified is not valid
Action: Check if the dba specified belongs to the segment and is under the segment HWM and reissue the statement
ORA-10652: Object has on-commit materialized views
Cause: It is illegal to issue shrink on an object with on-commit materialized views
Action: none
ORA-10653: Table is in a cluster
Cause: It is illegal to shrink a table belonging to a cluster
Action: none
ORA-10654: Table is of type temporary or external
Cause: It is illegal to shrink a temporary table or an external table
Action: none
ORA-10655: Segment can be shrunk
Cause: Error message returned when called in probe mode by OEM
Action: none
ORA-10656: Table is in unusable state due to incomplete operation
Cause: ALTER TABLE SHRINK operation was tried on the table which is in unusable state because of previously failed/incomplete operation.
Action: If the previous operation was

- DROP COLUMN, resubmit DROP COLUMN CONTINUE

- DROP TABLE, resubmit DROP TABLE <table> PURGE

ORA-10657: Lob column to be shrunk does not exist
Cause: Shrink was issued on a lob segment that did not exist
Action: none
ORA-10658: Lob column to be shrunk is marked unused
Cause: Shrink was issued on a lob segment that is marked as unused
Action: none
ORA-10659: Segment being shrunk is not a lob
Cause: Shrink was issued on a segment that should be a first class lob or other data type stored in lob
Action: none
ORA-10660: Segment is a shared lob segment
Cause: Shrink was issued on a segment that was being shared by multiple lob columns
Action: none
ORA-10661: Invalid option specified
Cause: Check option can be specified for one segment only
Action: none
ORA-10662: Segment has long columns
Cause: Shrink was issued on a segment with long columns. This is not supported.
Action: none
ORA-10663: Object has rowid based materialized views
Cause: Shrink was issued on an object with rowid based materialized views.
Action: Drop the rowid based materialized views and issue shrink on the object
ORA-10664: Table has bitmap join indexes
Cause: SHRINK was issued on a table with bitmap join indexes.
Action: Drop bitmap join indexes and reissue SHRINK on the object.
ORA-10665: Inject Evil Literals
Cause: Event 10665 is set to some number > 0, causing 1/(value-1) of all literals to be replaced by 2000 letter "A"s. A value of 1 does not corrupt anything.
Action: never set this event
ORA-10668: Inject Evil Identifiers
Cause: event 10668 is set to some number > 0, causing 1/(value-1) of all identifiers to be replaced by a maximum amount of x"s. It is common for an identifier to be parsed once with a max of 30 bytes, then reparsed later with a max of 4000, so it may not be possible to inject such an identifier without the aid of this event. A value of 1 causes no identifiers to be corrupted.
Action: never set this event
ORA-10690: Set shadow process core file dump type (Unix only)
Cause: Control core file size for shadow processes
Action: Level 1: Detach SGA before dumping core Level 2: Do not produce any core
ORA-10691: Set background process core file type (Unix only)
Cause: Control core file size file for background processes
Action: Level 1: Detach SGA before dumping core
ORA-10700: Alter access violation exception handler
Cause: Use this event to control what the VMS exception handler does when it encounters an access violation.
Action: Level: >=10 Suspend current process on access violation *** SET THIS EVENT ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF ORACLE DEVELOPMENT ***
ORA-10701: Dump direct loader index keys
Cause: Dumps index keys at various points in a direct load based on the value of this event.
Action: none
ORA-10704: Print out information about what enqueues are being obtained