How to fix the Oracle error TNS-00142: Community mismatch in TNSNAV.ORA?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorTNS-00142: Community mismatch in TNSNAV.ORA with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

TNS-00142: Community mismatch in TNSNAV.ORA

Reason for the Error TNS-00142: Community mismatch in TNSNAV.ORA

Cause: The communities in the LOCAL_COMMUNITIES entry in TNSNAV.ORA do not correspond with all the communities in the NAVIGATOR_ADDRESSES entry.

How to fix the Error TNS-00142: Community mismatch in TNSNAV.ORA ?

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

Action: Assure that all communities in the NAVIGATOR_ADDRESSES correspond to those in the LOCAL_COMMUNITIES component.