How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38801: improper value for ORA_EDITION?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38801: improper value for ORA_EDITION with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38801: improper value for ORA_EDITION

Reason for the Error ORA-38801: improper value for ORA_EDITION

An improper value was used for ORA_EDITION when trying to specify an edition to use at login time. The value is not understandable as an identifier, or is too long.

How to fix the Error ORA-38801: improper value for ORA_EDITION ?

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

Correct the value for ORA_EDITION and try again.