How to fix the Oracle error LPX-00278: invalid ~s proxy “~s”?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorLPX-00278: invalid ~s proxy “~s” with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

LPX-00278: invalid ~s proxy “~s”

Reason for the Error LPX-00278: invalid ~s proxy “~s”

Cause: The proxy specification for the given protocol was invalid.

How to fix the Error LPX-00278: invalid ~s proxy “~s” ?

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

Action: Check and correct the proxy specification. For HTTP, this is the environment variable “http_proxy”.