How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-09801: The storage location “{0}” is not a device, and therefore invalid for running Udev permissions check?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-09801: The storage location “{0}” is not a device, and therefore invalid for running Udev permissions check with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-09801: The storage location “{0}” is not a device, and therefore invalid for running Udev permissions check

Reason for the Error PRVF-09801: The storage location “{0}” is not a device, and therefore invalid for running Udev permissions check

Cause: UDev permissions check are valid only for storage devices, and not valid for any kind of file system.

How to fix the Error PRVF-09801: The storage location “{0}” is not a device, and therefore invalid for running Udev permissions check ?

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

Action: Make sure that a valid storage device location is specified. If the location is derived from an ASM discovery string, make sure that the discovery string specified points to one or more storage devices, and not filesystems.