Database Error Messages

ORA-27056

Cannot delete file file_name
  • file_name: The name of the file to be deleted.

Cause

An attempt to delete a file is failing either because the file does not exist or the process does not have sufficient permissions.


Action

Check additional error messages for more information on why the file deletion is failing. If the file busy error message is reported, wait for processes that are using the file to exit and retry the operation.