ORA- 01122: Database file %s failed verification check

I got ” ORA- 01122: Database file %s failed verification check  ”  error in Oracle database.

ORA- 01122: Database file %s failed verification check

Details of error are as follows.

ORA-01122:  Database file %s failed verification check  

Cause: The information in this file is inconsistent with information from the controlfile. 
See accompanying message for reason.  

Action: Make certain that the db files and controlfiles are the correct files for this database.

Database file %s failed verification check

This ORA-01122 error is related to the information in this file is inconsistent with information from the controlfile. See accompanying message for reason.

Make certain that the db files and controlfiles are the correct files for this database.

1.Mount the database

SQL> Startup mount

2. Save the information from the control file:

SQL> Alter database backup controlfile to trace;

3. Create a control file creation script from the tracefile generated in user_dump_dest.

Use the Noresetlogs option

4. Shutdown the database and start it in NOMOUNT mode

SQL> shutdown abort
SQL> startup nomount

5. Create the control file

Use the script generated by the ‘backup controlfile to trace’ command above.

6.Recover the database

SQL> recover database;

7. Open the database

SQL> Alter database open;

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