O/S-Error: (OS 5) Access is denied while upgrading Oracle 12c Database to 19c

Posted on by Ahmed Abdel Fattah

Background: I was upgrading an Oracle Database version 12c(12.2.0.1) to version 19c (19.24) on Microsoft Windows.This is a manual command line line upgrade ( I didn't use DBUA).I started by doing some preparation tasks like::: Task #1: Run pre-upgrade checks:: Task #2: Run the preupgrade_fixups.sql:: Task #3: Connect to sqlplus and create pfile from pfile:: … Continue reading O/S-Error: (OS 5) Access is denied while upgrading Oracle 12c Database to 19c

Oracle Database 12c Password File

Posted on by Ahmed Abdel Fattah

Introduction: I (and we) used to see the oracle database password file under $ORACLE_HOME/dbs for both single instance and RAC databases. Example for RAC database: On node1 /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/orapwPROD1 On node2 /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/dbs/orapwPROD2 If one password file was changed in one node, then you have to copy it to all other nodes in the cluster. What is … Continue reading Oracle Database 12c Password File