How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38783: Instance recovery required.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38783: Instance recovery required. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38783: Instance recovery required.

Reason for the Error ORA-38783: Instance recovery required.

An attempt was made to create a restore point when the database is in mount mode but it was not shutdown cleanly before it was mounted. In order to create a restore point when the database is mounted, the database must be shutdown cleanly before it is mounted.

How to fix the Error ORA-38783: Instance recovery required. ?

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

Consider one of the following:

1. Create the restore point after opening the database.

2. Open the database, shut it down cleanly, mount the database, and retry creating the restore point.