How to fix the Oracle error PRVF-10018: Clusterware home “{0}” is located under Oracle base directory “{1}”?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPRVF-10018: Clusterware home “{0}” is located under Oracle base directory “{1}” with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PRVF-10018: Clusterware home “{0}” is located under Oracle base directory “{1}”

Reason for the Error PRVF-10018: Clusterware home “{0}” is located under Oracle base directory “{1}”

Cause: The Clusterware home directory was found to be a subdirectory of the Oracle base directory.

How to fix the Error PRVF-10018: Clusterware home “{0}” is located under Oracle base directory “{1}” ?

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

Action: Choose a Clusterware home directory that is not a subdirectory of the Oracle base directory. After Clusterware installation the owner will be changed to root for all of the directories above Clusterware home.