How to fix the Oracle error INS-40701: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) subdomain.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorINS-40701: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) subdomain. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

INS-40701: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) subdomain.

Reason for the Error INS-40701: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) subdomain.

Cause: The specified value for the GNS subdomain contained one or more invalid characters.

How to fix the Error INS-40701: Invalid characters in Grid Naming Service (GNS) subdomain. ?

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

Action: Enter a valid GNS subdomain name. Valid characters for the GNS subdomain can be any combination of lower or uppercase alphanumeric characters (a – z, A – Z, 0 – 9), hyphen(-), and period(.).