How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01999: password file cannot be updated in SHARED mode?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01999: password file cannot be updated in SHARED mode with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01999: password file cannot be updated in SHARED mode

Reason for the Error ORA-01999: password file cannot be updated in SHARED mode

The operation failed because the INIT.ORA parameter REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE was set to SHARED.

How to fix the Error ORA-01999: password file cannot be updated in SHARED mode ?

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

Set the INIT.ORA parameter to EXCLUSIVE.