How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16017: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST without a primary archive destination?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16017: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST without a primary archive destination with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16017: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST without a primary archive destination

Reason for the Error ORA-16017: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST without a primary archive destination

The parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST was set to a non-NULL value when the primary archive destination was set to NULL explicitly.

How to fix the Error ORA-16017: cannot use LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST without a primary archive destination ?

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

Set the primary archive destination to a valid non-NULL value.