In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38704: Checksum error in flashback database log file header. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.
Oracle Error Description
ORA-38704: Checksum error in flashback database log file header.
Reason for the Error ORA-38704: Checksum error in flashback database log file header.
The flashback database log file header contained a checksum that does not match the value calculated from the file header as read from disk. This means the file header was corrupt.
How to fix the Error ORA-38704: Checksum error in flashback database log file header. ?
You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps
If you are doing a FLASHBACK DATABASE, then the flashback cannot be performed because of the corrupted log. A restore and an incomplete recovery must be performed instead.