How to fix the error ORA-00229: operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00229: operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00229: operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue

Reason for the Error ORA-00229: operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue

The attempted operation cannot be executed at this time because this process currently holds the snapshot control file enqueue.

How to fix the Error ORA-00229: operation disallowed: already hold snapshot control file enqueue ?

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

Retry the operation after calling cfileUseCurrent to release the snapshot control file enqueue.