How to fix the Oracle error ORA-27018: BLKSIZE is not a multiple of the minimum physical block size?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-27018: BLKSIZE is not a multiple of the minimum physical block size with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-27018: BLKSIZE is not a multiple of the minimum physical block size

Reason for the Error ORA-27018: BLKSIZE is not a multiple of the minimum physical block size

User-specified BLKSIZE (blocking factor) is not a multiple of the minimum block size that is permitted on this platform.

How to fix the Error ORA-27018: BLKSIZE is not a multiple of the minimum physical block size ?

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

Two ADDITIONAL INFORMATION messages are displayed which show the blocking factor provided by the user and the minimum physical block size. Specify a BLKSIZE that is an integral multiple of the minimum block size.