How to fix the Oracle error ORA-38804: not a legal edition name?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-38804: not a legal edition name with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-38804: not a legal edition name

Reason for the Error ORA-38804: not a legal edition name

This error occurred because an attempt was made to create an edition called ORA$BASE, DATABASE_DEFAULT, or USER_DEFAULT. These are not legal edition names. Or a value provided as an edition name is not understandable as an identifier, or is too long.

How to fix the Error ORA-38804: not a legal edition name ?

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

Choose a different name for the edition.