Review File I/O errors.

OSD-04000

Logical block size mismatch

Cause: Database block size specified in the initialization parameter file does not match block size of actual database files.

Action: Use matching logical block sizes.

OSD-04001

Invalid logical block size

Cause: 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: Specified path or file name is invalid, or destination device is full. This error can also be caused by insufficient Windows file handles.

Action: Make sure path and file exist, and device has free space. If this fails, then increase number of Windows file handles.

OSD-04003

Unable to read file header block

Cause: Media has been damaged.

Action: Recover file, if necessary, and verify that Windows is functioning correctly.

OSD-04004

Invalid file header

Cause: File is damaged.

Action: Recover file.

OSD-04005

SetFilePointer() failure, unable to read from file

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service SetFilePointer().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04006

ReadFile() failure, unable to read from file

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service ReadFile().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04007

Truncated read

Cause: System encountered an unexpected end-of-file, which is due to damaged media.

Action: Verify that file is not damaged.

OSD-04008

WriteFile() failure, unable to write to file

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service WriteFile().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04009

Truncated write

Cause: Destination device is full, or media is damaged.

Action: Verify that device has free space and that file is not damaged.

OSD-04010

<create> option specified, file already exists

Cause: File you attempted to create already exists.

Action: Delete existing file or use REUSE option in SQL statement.

OSD-04011

GetFileInformationByHandle() failure, unable to obtain file info

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service GetFileInformationByHandle().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04012

File size mismatch

Cause: File to be re-used is either too large or too small.

Action: Specify correct file size or delete 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 operating system error code (if available) and operating system documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, then verify that media is not damaged.

OSD-04014

Unable to close file

Cause: Media has been damaged.

Action: Recover file, if necessary, and verify that Windows is functioning correctly.

OSD-04015

Asynchronous I/O request returned an error

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service.

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04016

Error queuing an asynchronous I/O request

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service.

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04017

Unable to open the specified RAW device

Cause: An invalid path or file name was specified, or device is full.

Action: Make sure file exists and device is not full; verify that 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 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 operating system error code (if available) and operating system documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, then verify that 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 operating system error code (if available) and operating system documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, then verify that 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 operating system error code (if available) and operating system documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, then verify that 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 operating system error code (if available) and operating system documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, then verify that media is not damaged.

OSD-04023

SleepEx() failure, unable to Sleep

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service.

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04024

Unable to delete file

Cause: This error is caused by an operating system error or by damaged media.

Action: Check operating system error code (if available) and operating system documentation. If no operating system error code is presented, then verify that 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.

Review memory errors.

OSD-04100

Malloc() failure, unable to allocate memory

Cause: 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: System Global Area (SGA) has been allocated but not initialized.

Action: Wait until STARTUP has completed before attempting to connect.

OSD-04102

Unable to open/create file for shared memory object

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service CreateFile().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04103

Unable to attach to SGA: SGA does not exist

Cause: SGA does not exist.

Action: Start up an Oracle Database instance.

OSD-04104

Unable to map shared memory (SGA) into the address space

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service MapViewOfFileEx().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04105

Shared memory (SGA) mapped to wrong address

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service MapViewOfFileEx().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04106

Unable to allocate memory with VirtualAlloc

Cause: 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: Unexpected return from Windows system service VirtualFree().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04108

Unable to protect memory with VirtualProtect

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service VirtualProtect().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

Review process errors.

OSD-04200

Unable to begin another thread

Cause: 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: Unexpected return from Windows system service DosSetPriority().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04203

DosKillProcess() failure, unable to kill process

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service DosKillProcess().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system 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: Unexpected return from Windows system service CreateProcess().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04207

Invalid priority specified in CONFIG parameter ORACLE_PRIORITY

Cause: 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: Unexpected return from Windows system service OpenProcess().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

OSD-04209

Incorrect or unknown background image name given to spdcr()

Cause: Unexpected background name given to spdcr().

Action: Contact Oracle Support Services.

OSD-04210

Timeout waiting for thread semaphore

Cause: An Oracle Database thread died holding the semaphore.

Action: Restart Oracle Database instance.

OSD-04211

Thread information not found

Cause: An Oracle Database thread died without deleting its information.

Action: Restart Oracle Database instance.

OSD-04212

Maximum number of Oracle threads reached

Cause: Maximum number of Oracle 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: Target thread is processing an Oracle Database utility command.

Action: Wait and resend command.

OSD-04222

Unable to get the threads context

Cause: Check operating system error code.

Action: Remedy operating system error.

OSD-04223

Unable to set the threads context

Cause: Check operating system error code.

Action: Remedy operating system error.

OSD-04224

Unable to suspend the target thread

Cause: Check operating system error code.

Action: Remedy operating system error.

OSD-04225

Unable to resume the target thread

Cause: Check operating system error code.

Action: Remedy operating system error.

Review loader errors.

OSD-04300

Unable to read complete record from the datafile

Cause: Datafile ended in the middle of a record. This error occurs when loading files with a fixed record length.

Action: Verify that the datafile is of correct length and contains complete records.

OSD-04301

Record size too large

Cause: Specified record size is too large to load.

Action: Reduce record size and reload data.

OSD-04302

Invalid record type, load options, or both

Cause: Control file's Windows file processing options string contains an invalid option or keyword.

Action: Set Windows file processing options string to an acceptable value.

Review Semaphore errors.

OSD-04400

Unable to acquire internal semaphore for process

Cause: Oracle Database has exceeded the maximum number of connections.

Action: Delete any unused connections and try again.

OSD-04401

WaitForSingleObject() failure, unable to obtain semaphore

Cause: Unexpected return from Windows system service WaitForSingleObject().

Action: Check operating system error code and operating system documentation.

Review miscellaneous errors.

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: Program encountered too many intermediate translations while attempting to translate a configuration variable.

Action: Simplify values of configuration parameters to include fewer intermediate translations.

OSD-04503

Text contains no translatable elements

Cause: Program cannot recognize variables in text to be translated.

Action: Check and, if necessary, correct text to be translated.

OSD-04505

stdin not responding

Cause: System cannot receive input from standard input stream.

Action: Verify that process has access to an input device.

OSD-04506

Unable to spawn process through system()

Cause: System is out of memory or executable is invalid.

Action: Shut down unnecessary processes; install more memory in the computer. Verify name of executable.

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: Unexpected return from GetLocalTime() call.

Action: Verify that system time is correct on the computer.

OSD-04512

Unable to translate the 'USERNAME' config.ora variable on server

Cause: 'USERNAME' configuration parameter variable on host is not properly set.

Action: Verify 'USERNAME' variable is set.

OSD-04513

'remote_os_authent' init.ora variable not set to TRUE

Cause: For remote operating system logon to function, 'REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT' parameter must be set to TRUE.

Action: Shut down and start up instance with 'REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT = TRUE' in initialization parameter file.

OSD-04514

The Windows Group name is too long for internal buffer

Cause: Windows Group name is too long.

Action: Use a shorter Windows group name.