00600-00639: Oracle Exceptions Messages

This section lists messages generated when an internal exception is generated within Oracle.

ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [num], [?], [?], [?], [?], [?]

Cause: This is a catchall internal error message for Oracle program exceptions. It indicates that a process has met a low-level, unexpected condition. Various causes of this message include:

• time-outs
• file corruption
• failed data checks in memory
• hardware, memory, or I/O errors
• incorrectly restored files

The first argument is the internal message number. Other arguments are various numbers, names, and character strings. See Calling Customer Support on page -3 for more information. The numbers may change meanings between different versions of the Oracle Server.

Action: Report this error to customer support after gathering the following information:

• events that led up to the error
• the operations that were attempted that led to the error
• the conditions of the operating system and database at the time of the error
• any unusual circumstances that occurred before receiving the ORA-00600 message
• contents of any trace files generated by the error
• the relevant portions of the Alert file

NOTE: The cause of this message may manifest itself as different errors at different times. Be aware of the history of errors that occurred before this internal error.

ORA-00601: cleanup lock conflict

Cause: The Process Monitor process encountered a lock conflict while trying to recover processes. This is an internal error message not usually issued.

Action: Contact customer support.

ORA-00602: internal programming exception

Cause: An internal programming exception has occurred.

Action: Report this error as a program bug to customer support.

ORA-00603 : Oracle Server session terminated by fatal error

Cause: An Oracle Server session is in an unrecoverable state.

Action: Log in to Oracle again so a new server session will be created automatically. Examine the session trace file for more information.

ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level num

Cause: An error occurred while processing a recursive SQL statement. A recursive SQL statement is one that applies to internal dictionary tables.

Action: If the situation described in the next message on the stack can be corrected, do so; otherwise, contact customer support.

ORA-00606: internal error code

Cause: A call to deferred UPI functions was made in non-deferred mode.

Action: Contact customer support.

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