How to fix the Oracle error ORA-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt

Reason for the Error ORA-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt

The header of one of the password files was not in the format that ORACLE expected.

How to fix the Error ORA-09940: ORACLE password file header is corrupt ?

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

Check the headers of both files. The header should be in the format “FILE VERSION: N.N.N.N.N EXECUTABLE VERSION: N.N.N.N.N” where N is a number. Remove the corrupt file(s) and re-run “orapasswd”.