How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01270: string operation is not allowed if STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES is true?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01270: string operation is not allowed if STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES is true with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01270: string operation is not allowed if STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES is true

Reason for the Error ORA-01270: string operation is not allowed if STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES is true

An operation that renames or adds/drops a file was attempted at a standby database and STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES is true.

How to fix the Error ORA-01270: string operation is not allowed if STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES is true ?

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

Set STANDBY_PRESERVES_NAMES false if the operation must be performed.