java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00257: Archiver error. Connect AS SYSDBA only until resolved

Question

I am getting below error while connecting to oracle database.

java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00257: Archiver error. Connect AS SYSDBA only until resolved.07-09-2016 12:25:44 ERROR DBUtils:122 - loginUser Exception :java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00257: Archiver error. Connect AS SYSDBA only until resolved.

at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:447)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:389)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoer.processError(T4CTTIoer.java:382)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoauthenticate.processError(T4CTTIoauthenticate.java:444)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.receive(T4CTTIfun.java:513)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIfun.doRPC(T4CTTIfun.java:227)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CTTIoauthenticate.doOSESSKEY(T4CTTIoauthenticate.java:407)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.logon(T4CConnection.java:416)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.PhysicalConnection.<init>(PhysicalConnection.java:553)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CConnection.<init>(T4CConnection.java:254)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.T4CDriverExtension.getConnection(T4CDriverExtension.java:32)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver.connect(OracleDriver.java:528)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(Unknown Source)
at com.sne.dao.DBUtils.loginUser(DBUtils.java:55)
at com.sne.servlets.SELogin.doPost(SELogin.java:46)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:641)
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:722)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:304)
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:210)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:240)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:462)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:164)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:100)
at org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve.invoke(AccessLogValve.java:562)
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:118)
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:395)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProcessor.process(Http11AprProcessor.java:306)
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11AprProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11AprProtocol.java:323)
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.AprEndpoint$SocketProcessor.run(AprEndpoint.java:1719)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Error While Connecting db through SQL Developer...

Answer 1

You have to free up space by deleting archivelogs & backups.

1. Use the rman(Recovery Manager) command. Just type rman on the command line

2. Connect to the target database

3. Delete backups using

   delete backup; or only the obsolete backup files with:

   delete obsolete;

4. Remove archive logs:

   delete force copy of archivelog all;

Ref: https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?_afrLoop=153283327861734&id=2340995.1&_afrWindowMode=0&_adf.ctrl-state=mku6itxsh_4

Answer 2

The archiver is responsible for taking the online redo logs and writing them off to a safe place in the event they are needed for a database recovery.

Currently they are unable to do this, so they are preventing any operation on the database until the DBA goes in to sort it all out.