ORA-10261: Limit the size of the PGA heap

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-10259: get error message text from remote using explicit call

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-10244: make tranids in error msgs print as 0.0.0 (for testing)

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-10243: simulated error for test string of K2GTAB latch cleanup

ORA-10243: simulated error for test string of K2GTAB latch cleanup

Cause: levels 1..6 for insert, 7..11 for delete

Action: none

ORA-09989: attempt to use invalid skgmsdef struct pointer

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-09988: error while detaching SGA

ORA-09988: error while detaching SGA

Cause: skgmsdef struct is corrupted and or or segment addresses are modified

Action: Safely shut down instance and mount SGA segments again.

ORA-09987: unable to attach to SGA in READ-ONLY mode

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-09986: wrong number of bytes read from SGA definition file

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-09985: SGA definition file could not be read

ORA-09985: SGA definition file could not be read

Cause: UNIX read() operation failed

Action: check errno and take appropriate action.

ORA-09984: SGA file $ORACLE_HOME or dbs or sgadef$ORACLE_SID.dbf does not exist

ORA-09984: SGA file $ORACLE_HOME or dbs or sgadef$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-09983: skxfidsht: Error shutting down SDI channel

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-09982: skxfqddrg: Error Removing a page from the SDI buffer pool

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-09981: skxfqdreg: Error Adding a page to the SDI buffer pool

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-09980: skxfqdrcv: Error Receiving a message from another endpoint

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-09979: skxfqhsnd: Error Sending a message to another endpoint

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-09978: skxfqhdel: Error Disconnecting from another endpoint.

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-09977: skxfqhini: Error Connecting

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-09976: skxfqdini: Error Creating Port

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-09975: kxfspini: Error Initializing SDI Process

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-09974: skxfidini: Error Initializing SDI Channel

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-09969: unable to close or remove lock file

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-09968: unable to lock file

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 or shutdown lock.

Action: Check errno for more information.

ORA-09967: unable to create or open lock file

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 or shutdown lock.

Action: Check errno for more information.

ORA-09966: falure in translation while expanding ? or dbs or lk for lock file

ORA-09966: falure in translation while expanding ? or dbs or lk for lock file

Cause: Oracle failed to translate ? or dbs or lk, when creating a file name for the database mount lock or the instance startup or shutdown lock.

Action: Check additional return errors for more information.

ORA-09961: Unable to restore termination signal handler

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-09960: Unable to establish signal handler for termination signal

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-09959: IMON: deletion of a process failed.

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-09958: IMON: two processes with the same ORACLE pid are active

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-09957: Unable to send termination request to IMON

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-09956: scgcm: unexpected lock status condition

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-09955: scgcan: unexpected return status when canceling a lock

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-09954: scgcc: unexpected return status to callback of lock close

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-09953: scggc: unexpected return of a lock convert

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-09952: scgcmn: lk_open_convert unexpected return: open failed

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-09951: Unable to create file

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-09950: Unable to get server operating system privileges

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-09949: Unable to get client operating system privileges

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-09948: Process information label retrieval failed.

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-09947: Unable to allocate connection attributes structure

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-09946: File name too long for buffer

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-09945: Unable to initialize the audit trail file

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-09944: Password entry is corrupt.

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-09943: Allocation of memory for password list component failed.

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-09942: Write of ORACLE password file header failed.

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-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file.

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-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt

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-09939: Restoration of signal handlers failed.

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-09938: Save of signal handlers failed.

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-09937: Chmod of ORACLE password file failed.

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-09936: Open of ORACLE password file for write failed.

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-09935: Unlink of current password file failed.

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-09934: Link of current password file to old failed.

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-09933: Deletion of old password file failed.

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-09932: Close of ORACLE password file failed.

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-09931: Unable to open ORACLE password file for reading

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-09930: LUB of two labels is invalid

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-09929: GLB of two labels is invalid

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-09928: Unable to restore the label of server

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-09927: Unable to set label of server

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 or bin or oracle. Make sure that it has allowmacaccess privilege.

ORA-09926: Unable to set effective privilege set of the server

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.