Oracle DBA, How To, Error, Cause and Action

ORA-01155: the database is being opened, closed, mounted or dismounted

ORA-01155: the database is being opened, closed, mounted or dismounted




Cause: The requested operation needs the instance to be in a particular state but the state is being changed.




Action: Wait for the open, close, mount, or dismount to complete then retry the operation. If necessary, a SHUTDOWN ABORT will always work.