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Jun 24, 2024

ORA-38799

Cannot drop guaranteed restore point internally created for snapshot standby

Cause

An attempt is made to drop the guaranteed restore point Oracle created internally for a snapshot standby.


Action

Use the "alter database convert to physical standby" command to convert the snapshot standby to a normal physical standby. This will automatically flashback the database and drop this guaranteed restore point.