How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16436: ALTER DATABASE … RECOVER FINISH could not start?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16436: ALTER DATABASE … RECOVER FINISH could not start with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16436: ALTER DATABASE … RECOVER FINISH could not start

Reason for the Error ORA-16436: ALTER DATABASE … RECOVER FINISH could not start

ALTER DATABASE … RECOVER FINISH failed to start because the standby database was missing redo changes below the checkpoint of data files.

How to fix the Error ORA-16436: ALTER DATABASE … RECOVER FINISH could not start ?

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

Issue ALTER DATABASE ACTIVATE STANDBY DATABASE command instead.