How to fix the Oracle error ORA-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file.

Reason for the Error ORA-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file.

The version of orapasswd or installer that is being run is older than that of the ORACLE password file. Since the file version is only changed when the format is changed, this error means that the executable is using a different format than that with which the file was created.

How to fix the Error ORA-09941: Version of orapasswd or installer is older than file. ?

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

Run a version of the installer or orapasswd whose version is the same or later than that of the file.