How to fix the error ORA-00241: operation disallowed: control file inconsistent with data dictionary?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-00241: operation disallowed: control file inconsistent with data dictionary with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-00241: operation disallowed: control file inconsistent with data dictionary

Reason for the Error ORA-00241: operation disallowed: control file inconsistent with data dictionary

The control file was either recently created via CREATE CONTROLFILE or an incomplete recovery has been done. Thus, the datafiles in the control file and the ones in the data dictionary may not match.

How to fix the Error ORA-00241: operation disallowed: control file inconsistent with data dictionary ?

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

Open the database, then retry the operation.