How to fix the Oracle error ORA-47958: Running EXP with direct path option is disallowed when Oracle Database Vault is enabled.?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-47958: Running EXP with direct path option is disallowed when Oracle Database Vault is enabled. with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-47958: Running EXP with direct path option is disallowed when Oracle Database Vault is enabled.

Reason for the Error ORA-47958: Running EXP with direct path option is disallowed when Oracle Database Vault is enabled.

While Oracle Database Vault was enabled, an attempt was made to run EXP with the ‘direct=y’ option.

How to fix the Error ORA-47958: Running EXP with direct path option is disallowed when Oracle Database Vault is enabled. ?

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

Change the option to ‘direct=n’ or disable Oracle Database Vault and retry the operation.