How to fix the Oracle error CLST-02503: failure string opening configuration for delete operation?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCLST-02503: failure string opening configuration for delete operation with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CLST-02503: failure string opening configuration for delete operation

Reason for the Error CLST-02503: failure string opening configuration for delete operation

Cause: clscfg received an error while attempting to delete part of the existing configuration.

How to fix the Error CLST-02503: failure string opening configuration for delete operation ?

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

Action: Verify the integrity of the Oracle Cluster Repository. Shut down the cluster and restore OCR from backup if necessary.