How to fix the Oracle error ORA-09859: sfngat: the input file name is not in the autobackup OMF format?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-09859: sfngat: the input file name is not in the autobackup OMF format with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-09859: sfngat: the input file name is not in the autobackup OMF format

Reason for the Error ORA-09859: sfngat: the input file name is not in the autobackup OMF format

The function sfngat() received a filename which is not an autobackup OMF file name.

How to fix the Error ORA-09859: sfngat: the input file name is not in the autobackup OMF format ?

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

Further diagnostic information should be in the error stack.