How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files

Reason for the Error ORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files

Either media recovery, instance recovery, or flashback was in progress. The recovery or flashback in progress may need the files to which this operation is being applied.

How to fix the Error ORA-01156: recovery or flashback in progress may need access to files ?

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

Wait for recovery or flashback to complete.