Database Error Messages

An attempt was made to perform one of the following operations, but none of these operations are allowed while the password file is in LEGACY format:

• Attempting to grant SYSBACKUP, SYSDG, or SYSKM privileges.
• Attempting to grant an administrative privilege to a user who had large password verifiers (for example, SHA-512 hashed verifiers).
• Attempting to grant a common administrative privilege to a common user in a multitenant container database (CDB).

Create the password file in the new format ("12" or higher) or migrate the existing password file in LEGACY format to the new format ("12" or higher) using the INPUT_FILE option. Retry the operation after the file creation.

An attempt was made to perform one of the following operations, but none of these operations are allowed while the password file is in LEGACY format.

• Attempting to grant SYSBACKUP, SYSDG or SYSKM privileges.
• Attempting to grant an administrative privilege to a user who has large password verifiers, for example, SHA-512 hashed verifiers.
• Attempting to grant a common administrative privilege to a common user in a multitenant container database (CDB).

Create the password file in the new format ("12" or higher) or migrate the existing password file in LEGACY format to the new format ("12" or higher) using the INPUT_FILE option, then retry the operation.

An attempt was made to perform one of the following operations, but none of these operations are allowed while the password file is in LEGACY format.

• Attempting to grant SYSBACKUP, SYSDG or SYSKM privileges.
• Attempting to grant an administrative privilege to a user who has large password verifiers, for example, SHA-512 hashed verifiers.
• Attempting to grant a common administrative privilege to a common user in a multitenant container database (CDB).

Create the password file in the new format ("12" or higher) or migrate the existing password file in LEGACY format to the new format ("12" or higher) using the INPUT_FILE option, then retry the operation.