How to fix the Oracle error ORA-32831: timed out trying to acquire administration lock?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-32831: timed out trying to acquire administration lock with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-32831: timed out trying to acquire administration lock

Reason for the Error ORA-32831: timed out trying to acquire administration lock

A timeout occurred when attempting an administration operation. Either an administration operation was attempted while the Messaging Gateway agent was starting and initializing, or two administration operations were attempted at the same time.

How to fix the Error ORA-32831: timed out trying to acquire administration lock ?

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

Retry the operation. If the Messaging Gateway agent is starting, wait for MGW_GATEWAY view to show a RUNNING status and retry the operation.