How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-04192: Encountered error while trying to check hosts file?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-04192: Encountered error while trying to check hosts file with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-04192: Encountered error while trying to check hosts file

Reason for the Error PRVF-04192: Encountered error while trying to check hosts file

Cause: Could not verify the contents of the ‘/etc/hosts’ file.

How to fix the Error PRVF-04192: Encountered error while trying to check hosts file ?

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

Action: Review the node’s ‘hosts’ file and ensure that it exists, has necessary permissions and each entry contains at least an IP address and a host name for the IP address specified.