How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-05623: ‘search’ entry in file “{0}” on node “{1}” is “{2}” which differs from reference node?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-05623: ‘search’ entry in file “{0}” on node “{1}” is “{2}” which differs from reference node with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-05623: ‘search’ entry in file “{0}” on node “{1}” is “{2}” which differs from reference node

Reason for the Error PRVF-05623: ‘search’ entry in file “{0}” on node “{1}” is “{2}” which differs from reference node

Cause: The ‘search’ entry on the node specified was not the same as the reference node ‘search’ option specified above.

How to fix the Error PRVF-05623: ‘search’ entry in file “{0}” on node “{1}” is “{2}” which differs from reference node ?

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

Action: Make sure that all nodes of the cluster have same ‘search’ entry in the file specified.