How to fix the Oracle error CRS-05026: Failed to clean mount point “string”; details at “string” in “string”?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorCRS-05026: Failed to clean mount point “string”; details at “string” in “string” with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

CRS-05026: Failed to clean mount point “string”; details at “string” in “string”

Reason for the Error CRS-05026: Failed to clean mount point “string”; details at “string” in “string”

Cause: The clean of the volume failed because one or more processes on the system were accessing the mount point.

How to fix the Error CRS-05026: Failed to clean mount point “string”; details at “string” in “string” ?

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

Action: Determine which operating system processes are accessing the mount point using an operating system command such as ‘fuser’ or ‘lsof’ for UNIX-based platforms or ‘handle’ for Windows. Close, shut down, or terminate applications and processes accessing the mount point, then retry.