How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16185: REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE and LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG mutually exclusive?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16185: REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE and LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG mutually exclusive with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16185: REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE and LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG mutually exclusive

Reason for the Error ORA-16185: REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE and LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG mutually exclusive

Both the REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE and LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG parameters are defined in the initialization file and they are mutually exclusive.

How to fix the Error ORA-16185: REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE and LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG mutually exclusive ?

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

The REMOTE_ARCHIVE_ENABLE parameter has been made obsolete. Use only the LOG_ARCHIVE_CONFIG parameter.