How to fix the Oracle error CRS-02586: Deletion of a running resource ‘string’ requires the force option?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-02586: Deletion of a running resource ‘string’ requires the force option with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CRS-02586: Deletion of a running resource ‘string’ requires the force option

Reason for the Error CRS-02586: Deletion of a running resource ‘string’ requires the force option

Cause: An attempt was made to delete a resource that is still running.

How to fix the Error CRS-02586: Deletion of a running resource ‘string’ requires the force option ?

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

Action: Stop the resource first using the ‘crsctl stop resource’ command. If the resource cannot be stopped, specify the force option to the ‘crsctl delete’ command.