In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00224: control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string) with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
ORA-00224: control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string)
Reason for the Error ORA-00224: control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string)
An attempt was made to expand or shrink the control file by calling cfileResizeSection using an invalid value for the RECORD_TYPE parameter.
How to fix the Error ORA-00224: control file resize attempted with illegal record type (string) ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
Use a value for the RECORD_TYPE parameter that specifies a valid record type other than type 0 (valid range is 1-16).