How to fix the error ORA-00226: operation disallowed while alternate control file open?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00226: operation disallowed while alternate control file open with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00226: operation disallowed while alternate control file open

Reason for the Error ORA-00226: operation disallowed while alternate control file open

The attempted operation could not be executed at this time because this process had an alternate control file open for fixed table access.

How to fix the Error ORA-00226: operation disallowed while alternate control file open ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Retry the operation after calling cfileUseCurrent.