ORA-00448: normal completion of background process
Cause: One of the background processes completed normally (i.e. exited). The background process thinks that somebody asked it to exit
Action: Warm start the system
Category Archives: ORA Database Error Messages
ORA-00447: fatal error in background process
ORA-00447: fatal error in background process
Cause: One of the background processes died unexpectedly
Action: Warm start the system
ORA-00446: background process started when not expected
ORA-00446: background process started when not expected
Cause: The background process specified started up AFTER the RDBMS was already running
Action: If nobody at your site started the process, then this is an internal error
ORA-00445: background process “string” did not start after string seconds
ORA-00445: background process “string” did not start after string seconds
Cause: The specified process did not start after the specified time
Action: Ensure that the background did not die and leave a trace file
ORA-00444: background process “string” failed while starting
ORA-00444: background process “string” failed while starting
Cause: Usually due to a bad (or non-existent) background process image
Action: Get a good background process image
ORA-00443: background process “string” did not start
ORA-00443: background process “string” did not start
Cause: The specified process did not start
Action: Ensure that the executable image is in the correct place with the correct protections, and that there is enough memory
ORA-00439: feature not enabled: string
ORA-00439: feature not enabled: string
Cause: The specified feature is not enabled
Action: Do not attempt to use this feature
ORA-00438: %s Option not installed
ORA-00438: %s Option not installed
Cause: The specified option is not installed
Action: Purchase and install the option
ORA-00437: ORACLE feature is not licensed. Contact Oracle Corp. for assistance
ORA-00437: ORACLE feature is not licensed. Contact Oracle Corp. for assistance
Cause: ORACLE feature is not licensed
Action: Contact ORACLE for assistance
ORA-00436: ORACLE is not licensed. Contact Oracle Corp. for assistance
ORA-00436: ORACLE is not licensed. Contact Oracle Corp. for assistance
Cause: This installed Oracle software is not licensed to run on this CPU. This can also occur if Oracle software has been installed incorrectly, for example, with the wrong licensing codes
Action: Check that Oracle is installed correctly. Then contact Oracle Support Services