ORA-01159 file is not from same database as previous files - wrong database id
This is an Oracle Database Server Message. This can be generated by the Oracle Database when running any Oracle program.
What is the cause of ORA-01159 from Oracle 8i ?
Not all of the files specified in CREATE CONTROLFILE are from the same database. The database ID of this file does not match that from the first file specified.
How to deal with ORA-01159 from Oracle 8i ?
Check the list of files provided to the CREATE.
Contacting Oracle support services ?
Some messages recommend contacting Oracle Support Services to report a problem. Please go here for more information : Oracle Support.
Linked Error Messages
- ORA-01151 use media recovery to recover block, restore backup if needed
- ORA-01152 file string was not restored from a sufficiently old backup
- ORA-01153 an incompatible media recovery is active
- ORA-01154 database busy. Open, close, mount, and dismount not allowed now
- ORA-01155 the database is being opened, closed, mounted or dismounted
- ORA-01156 recovery in progress may need access to files
- ORA-01157 cannot identify/lock data file string - see DBWR trace file
- ORA-01158 database string already mounted
- ORA-01160 file is not a string
- ORA-01161 database name string in file header does not match given name of string
- ORA-01162 block size string in file header does not match DB_BLOCK_SIZE ( string )
- ORA-01163 SIZE clause indicates string (blocks), but should match header string
- ORA-01164 MAXLOGFILES may not exceed string
- ORA-01165 MAXDATAFILES may not exceed string
- ORA-01166 file number string is larger than string ( string )
- ORA-01167 two files are the same file/group number or the same file