How to fix the Oracle error ORA-16668: operation cannot be performed on the fast-start failover target standby database?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-16668: operation cannot be performed on the fast-start failover target standby database with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-16668: operation cannot be performed on the fast-start failover target standby database

Reason for the Error ORA-16668: operation cannot be performed on the fast-start failover target standby database

The database specified for the operation was the fast-start failover target standby database.

How to fix the Error ORA-16668: operation cannot be performed on the fast-start failover target standby database ?

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

Retry the operation on a different database. Alternatively, disable fast-start failover and retry the operation.