How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16254: change db_name to string in the client-side parameter file (pfile)?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16254: change db_name to string in the client-side parameter file (pfile) with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16254: change db_name to string in the client-side parameter file (pfile)

Reason for the Error ORA-16254: change db_name to string in the client-side parameter file (pfile)

An ALTER DATABASE RECOVER TO LOGICAL STANDBY new-dbname command was successfully executed without a server parameter file (spfile).

How to fix the Error ORA-16254: change db_name to string in the client-side parameter file (pfile) ?

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

The client-side parameter file must be edited so that db_name is set to the given name before mounting the database again.