How to fix the Oracle error ORA-08116: can not acquire dml enough lock(S mode) for online index build?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-08116: can not acquire dml enough lock(S mode) for online index build with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-08116: can not acquire dml enough lock(S mode) for online index build

Reason for the Error ORA-08116: can not acquire dml enough lock(S mode) for online index build

User attempted to create index online without allowing DML Share lock

How to fix the Error ORA-08116: can not acquire dml enough lock(S mode) for online index build ?

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

allow DML share lock on the base table