Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-00401 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00401 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-00401 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-00401: the value for parameter name is not supported by this release

Cause

You tried to specify a value in the initialization file that is not supported by this release of Oracle.

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

You need to enter a value that is supported by your version of Oracle, or remove the parameter value from the initialization file so that the default value is used.