How to fix the Oracle error ORA-03238: unable to extend LOB segment string.string subpartition string by string in tablespace string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-03238: unable to extend LOB segment string.string subpartition string by string in tablespace string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-03238: unable to extend LOB segment string.string subpartition string by string in tablespace string

Reason for the Error ORA-03238: unable to extend LOB segment string.string subpartition string by string in tablespace string

An attempt was made to allocate an extent for LOB subpartition segment in tablespace, but the extent could not be allocated because there is not enough space in the tablespace indicated.

How to fix the Error ORA-03238: unable to extend LOB segment string.string subpartition string by string in tablespace string ?

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

Use the ALTER TABLESPACE ADD DATAFILE statement to add one or more files to the tablespace indicated.