How to fix the Oracle error ORA-28057: name of the password file could not be constructed?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-28057: name of the password file could not be constructed with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-28057: name of the password file could not be constructed

Reason for the Error ORA-28057: name of the password file could not be constructed

Possibly environment variable ORACLE_SID was not set.

How to fix the Error ORA-28057: name of the password file could not be constructed ?

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

Set value for the ORACLE_SID environment variable.