Release 2 (8.1.6) for Windows
Part Number A73017-01
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This appendix lists the error messages, causes, and corrective actions that are specific to the operation of Oracle8i Client. This appendix also includes database connection issues.
Specific topics discussed are:
The ORA.HLP file, which was shipped in previous releases, is no longer available. See this Appendix and Oracle8i Error Messages for information on error messages.
Note:
Keep a log of error messages you receive by redirecting the messages to a file. You can record the contents of normal utility messages by using the LOGFILE parameter discussed in Oracle8i Utilities. You can separately record the error message portion by using standard Windows file redirection. For example, use the following syntax to redirect the output from the Export Utility:
C:\> EXP USERNAME/PASSWORD PARFILE=FILENAME >FILE1.LOG 2>FILE2.ERR
In this command line, FILE1.LOG receives the standard output from Export, while FILE2.ERR receives the standard error messages.
The error messages in this section are Oracle operating system-dependent (OSD) messages issued in response to an error condition in Windows. Each message in this section triggers an Oracle8i database error message.
| Loader Errors: | OSD-04300 to OSD-04399 |
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4300 |
unable to read complete record from data file |
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4301 |
record size too large |
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4302 |
invalid record type and/or load options |
| Semaphore Errors: | OSD-03400 to OSD-03499 |
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4400 |
unable to acquire internal semaphore for process |
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4401 |
WaitForSingleObject() failure, unable to obtain semaphore |
OSD-04000
Logical block size mismatch
Cause: The database block size specified in the initialization parameter file does not match the block size of the actual database files.
Action: Use matching logical block sizes.
OSD-04001
Invalid logical block size
Cause: The logical block size is not a multiple of 512 bytes, or it is too large.
Action: Change the value of DB_BLOCK_SIZE in the initialization parameter file.
OSD-04002
Unable to open file
Cause: The specified path or file name is invalid, or the destination device is full. This error can also be caused by insufficient Windows file handles.
Action: Make sure the path and file exist, and the device has free space. If this fails, increase the number of Windows file handles.
OSD-04003
Unable to read file header block
Cause: The media has been damaged.
Action: Recover the file if necessary, and verify that Windows is functioning correctly.
OSD-04004
Invalid file header
Cause: The file is corrupted.
Action: Recover the file.
OSD-04005
SetFilePointer() failure, unable to read from file
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, SetFilePointer().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04006
ReadFile() failure, unable to read from file
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, ReadFile().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04007
Truncated read
Cause: The system encountered an unexpected end-of-file, which is due to damaged media.
Action: Verify that the file is not damaged.
OSD-04008
WriteFile() failure, unable to write to file
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, WriteFile().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04009
Truncated write
Cause: The destination device is full or the media is damaged.
Action: Verify that the device has free space and the file is not damaged.
OSD-04010
<create> option specified, file already exists
Cause: The file you attempted to create already exists.
Action: Delete the existing file or use the REUSE option in the SQL statement.
OSD-04011
GetFileInformationByHandle() failure, unable to obtain file info
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, GetFileInformationByHandle().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04012
File size mismatch
Cause: The file to be re-used is either too large or too small.
Action: Specify the correct file size or delete the existing file.
OSD-04013
Unable to read line from file
Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.
Action: Check the operating system error code (if available) and consult the Windows documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, verify that the media is not damaged.
OSD-04014
Unable to close file
Cause: The media has been damaged.
Action: Recover the file, if necessary, and verify that Windows is functioning correctly.
OSD-04015
Asynchronous I/O request returned an error
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service.
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04016
Error queuing an asynchronous I/O request
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service.
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04017
Unable to open the specified RAW device
Cause: An invalid path or file name was specified or the device is full.
Action: Make sure the file exists and/or device is not full; verify that the operating system is functioning correctly.
OSD-04018
Unable to access the specified directory or device
Cause: An invalid path name was specified.
Action: Make sure the directory or device exists and is accessible.
OSD-04019
Unable to set file pointer
Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.
Action: Check the operating system error code (if available) and consult the Windows documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, verify that the media is not damaged.
OSD-04020
Unable to set eof file marker
Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.
Action: Check the operating system error code (if available) and consult the Windows documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, verify that the media is not damaged.
OSD-04021
Unable to read file
Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.
Action: Check the operating system error code (if available) and consult the Windows documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, verify that the media is not damaged.
OSD-04022
Unable to write file
Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.
Action: Check the operating system error code (if available) and consult the Windows documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, verify that the media is not damaged.
OSD-04023
SleepEx() failure, unable to Sleep
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service.
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04024
Unable to delete file
Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.
Action: Check the operating system error code (if available) and consult the Windows documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, verify that the media is not damaged.
OSD-04025
Invalid question asked
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04026
Invalid parameter passed
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04100
Malloc() failure, unable to allocate memory
Cause: The program is out of memory.
Action: Shut down all unnecessary processes or install more memory in the computer.
OSD-04101
Invalid SGA: SGA not initialized
Cause: The System Global Area (SGA) has been allocated but not initialized.
Action: Wait until the STARTUP has completed before attempting to connect.
OSD-04102
Unable to open/create file for shared memory object
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, CreateFile().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04103
Unable to attach to SGA: SGA does not exist
Cause: The SGA does not exist.
Action: Start up an Oracle instance.
OSD-04104
Unable to map shared memory (SGA) into the address space
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, MapViewOfFileEx().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04105
Shared memory (SGA) mapped to wrong address
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, MapViewOfFileEx().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04106
Unable to allocate memory with VirtualAlloc
Cause: The program is out of memory.
Action: Shut down all unnecessary processes or install more memory in the computer.
OSD-04107
Unable to deallocate memory with VirtualFree
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, VirtualFree().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04108
Unable to protect memory with VirtualProtect
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, VirtualProtect().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04200
Unable to begin another thread
Cause: The program has run out of system resources.
Action: Shut down all unnecessary processes; install more memory in the computer.
OSD-04201
No pid structure supplied to spdcr()
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04202
DosSetPriority() failure, unable to set process priority
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, DosSetPriority().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04203
DosKillProcess() failure, unable to kill process
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, DosKillProcess().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04204
Invalid pid
Cause: Process ID not recognized by system, process previously terminated.
Action: Verify that process ID is correct and that process is active.
OSD-04205
CreateProcess() failure, unable to spawn process
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, CreateProcess().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04207
Invalid priority specified in CONFIG parameter ORACLE_PRIORITY
Cause: The priority specified is invalid or out of range.
Action: Specify a valid setting for ORACLE_PRIORITY.
OSD-04208
OpenProcess() failure, unable to open process handle
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, OpenProcess().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04209
Incorrect or unknown background image name given to spdcr()
Cause: There was an unexpected background name given to spdcr().
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04210
Timeout waiting for thread semaphore
Cause: An Oracle8 database thread died holding the semaphore.
Action: Restart Oracle8 database instance.
OSD-04211
Thread information not found
Cause: An Oracle8 database thread died without deleting its information.
Action: Restart Oracle8 database instance.
OSD-04212
Maximum number of Oracle threads reached
Cause: The maximum number of Oracle8 database threads for the instance is reached.
Action: Wait until some connections exit before trying again.
OSD-04213
Oracle thread unable to DuplicateHandle()
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04214
Oracle thread unable to CreateEvent()
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04215
Bad function code supplied to ssthreadop
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04216
Unable to find file handle for that thread
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04217
Unable to retrieve system username for current user
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04218
Cannot post thread
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04219
Bad thread list semaphore
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04221
Target thread is currently busy
Cause: The target thread is processing an oradebug command.
Action: Wait and re-issue command.
OSD-04222
Unable to get the threads context
Cause: Check OS error code.
Action: Remedy OS error.
OSD-04223
Unable to set the threads context
Cause: Check OS error code.
Action: Remedy OS error.
OSD-04224
Unable to suspend the target thread
Cause: Check OS error code.
Action: Remedy OS error.
OSD-04225
Unable to resume the target thread
Cause: Check OS error code.
Action: Remedy OS error.
OSD-04300
Unable to read complete record from data file
Cause: The data file ended in the middle of a record. This error occurs when loading files with a fixed record length.
Action: Verify that the data file is of the correct length and contains complete records.
OSD-04301
Record size too large
Cause: The specified record size is too large to load.
Action: Reduce record size and reload the data.
OSD-04302
Invalid record type and/or load options
Cause: The control file's Windows file processing options string contains an invalid option or keyword.
Action: Set the Windows file processing options string to an acceptable value.
OSD-04400
Unable to acquire internal semaphore for process
Cause: Oracle8 database has exceeded the maximum number of connections.
Action: Delete any unused connections and try again.
OSD-04401
WaitForSingleObject() failure, unable to obtain semaphorex
Cause: There was an unexpected return from the Windows system service, WaitForSingleObject().
Action: Check the operating system error code and consult the Windows documentation.
OSD-04500
Illegal option specified
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04501
Internal buffer overflow
Cause: This is an internal error, not normally expected to occur.
Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.
OSD-04502
Translations nested too deep
Cause: The program encountered too many intermediate translations while attempting to translate a configuration variable.
Action: Simplify the values of configuration parameters to include fewer intermediate translations.
OSD-04503
Text contains no translatable elementsx
Cause: The program cannot recognize variables in the text to be translated.
Action: Check and, if necessary, correct the text to be translated.
OSD-04505
Stdin not responding
Cause: The system is unable to receive input from the standard input stream.
Action: Verify that the process has access to an input device.
OSD-04506
Unable to spawn process via system()
Cause: The system is out of memory or the executable is invalid.
Action: Shut down unnecessary processes; install more memory in the computer. Verify the name of the executable.
OSD-04507
Password for 'internal' is incorrect
Cause: An attempt was made to connect as 'internal' with an invalid password.
Action: Verify that the password is correct and try again.
OSD-04508
No password given
Cause: An attempt was made to connect as 'internal' without a password.
Action: Enter a valid password when connecting as internal.
OSD-04509
No password found
Cause: Oracle was unable to locate and retrieve the password for 'internal'.
Action: Verify that Oracle is installed and configured correctly.
OSD-04510
Operating system roles are not supported
Cause: An attempt was made to use an operating system role.
Action: Only use roles that were created 'IDENTIFIED BY PASSWORD' as opposed to 'IDENTIFIED EXTERNALLY'.
OSD-04511
Unable to get date and time from the operating system
Cause: There was an unexpected return from GetLocalTime() call.
Action: Verify that the system time is correct on the computer.
OSD-04512
Unable to translate the 'USERNAME' configuration variable on server
Cause: The 'USERNAME' configuration parameter variable on the host is not properly set.
Action: Verify the 'USERNAME' variable is set.
OSD-04513
'REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT' variable not set to TRUE'
Cause: For remote operating system log on to function, the 'REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT' parameter must be set to TRUE.
Action: Shut down and start up the instance with 'REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT = TRUE' in the initialization parameter file.
OSD-04514
The Windows Group name is too long for internal buffer
Cause: The Windows Group name is too long.
Action: Use a shorter Windows group name.
This table lists and provides answers to common Oracle8i database connection issues:
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OracleServiceSID and OracleHome_NameTNSListener1 services are started. See the Net8 Administrator's Guide. |
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OracleServiceSID and OracleHome_NameTNSListener1 services are started. You receive this error if you attempt to use any of the Oracle8i Utilities, such as SQL*Plus. Note: This error is analogous to the following Oracle7 error:
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TNSNAMES.ORA and LISTENER.ORA files have been correctly configured to use external routines. See Chapter 8 of Net8 Administrator's Guide. |
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Ensure that OracleHOME_NAMETNSListener is started if you are using an Oracle8i database that has a home name. |
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