How to fix the Oracle error ORA-12669: Shared server: outbound protocol does not support proxies?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-12669: Shared server: outbound protocol does not support proxies with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-12669: Shared server: outbound protocol does not support proxies

Reason for the Error ORA-12669: Shared server: outbound protocol does not support proxies

The protocol specified to perform an externally-identified proxy connection (database link) from a shared server does not support proxy connections.

How to fix the Error ORA-12669: Shared server: outbound protocol does not support proxies ?

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

Specify a protocol in the Oracle Net connect descriptor used for the connection that does support externally-authenticated proxy connections. NOTE: Because of a limitation in Oracle Net, the protocol used for the proxy connection must the same as that used for the connection from the client to the server.