How to fix the Oracle error ORA-04941: required operating system patch needs to be applied?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-04941: required operating system patch needs to be applied with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-04941: required operating system patch needs to be applied

Reason for the Error ORA-04941: required operating system patch needs to be applied

The operating system could not return the start time of a process.

How to fix the Error ORA-04941: required operating system patch needs to be applied ?

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

Check that the operating system kernel has been patched to return process start time. Apply the required operating system patch and restart the instance.