How to fix the Oracle error ORA-39806: The attempt to lock string parent table string string string failed.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-39806: The attempt to lock string parent table string string string failed. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-39806: The attempt to lock string parent table string string string failed.

Reason for the Error ORA-39806: The attempt to lock string parent table string string string failed.

While loading the child table of a partitioning referential constraint, the parent table must be locked in SHARE mode.

How to fix the Error ORA-39806: The attempt to lock string parent table string string string failed. ?

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

Determine why the parent table could not be locked and retry.