How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01618: redo thread string is not enabled – cannot mount?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01618: redo thread string is not enabled – cannot mount with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01618: redo thread string is not enabled – cannot mount

Reason for the Error ORA-01618: redo thread string is not enabled – cannot mount

The INIT.ORA parameter “thread” requests a thread that is not enabled. A thread must be enabled before it can be mounted.

How to fix the Error ORA-01618: redo thread string is not enabled – cannot mount ?

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

Shutdown the instance, change the INIT.ORA parameter and startup mounting a different thread. If the database is open in another instance then the thread may be enabled.