How to fix the Oracle error KUP-04079: error fetching list of valid directories?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorKUP-04079: error fetching list of valid directories with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

KUP-04079: error fetching list of valid directories

Reason for the Error KUP-04079: error fetching list of valid directories

An attempt to retrieve a list of valid directories that can be used by the user to open files failed. See messages that follow for more information.

How to fix the Error KUP-04079: error fetching list of valid directories ?

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

Contact Oracle support. As a workaround try specifing no log file, no discard files and no bad files.