How to fix the Oracle error ORA-29396: cannot switch group to string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-29396: cannot switch group to string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-29396: cannot switch group to string

Reason for the Error ORA-29396: cannot switch group to string

An attempt was made to switch the consumer group of a user or a session to OTHER_GROUPS or an INTERNAL_USE group.

How to fix the Error ORA-29396: cannot switch group to string ?

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

Certain groups are only for the resource manager’s internal use. Specify another consumer group.