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ORA-00294: invalid archivelog format specifier 'string'

ORA-00294: invalid archivelog format specifier 'string'



Cause: An invalid format specifier was found in the LOG_ARCHIVE_FORMAT initialization parameter. The only characters permitted following the % symbol are s, S, t, and T.



Action: Correct the initialization file and re-start the instance.