ORA-16032: parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 destination string cannot be translated

I got ” ORA-16032: parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 destination string cannot be translated ”  error in Oracle database.

ORA-16032: parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 destination string cannot be translated

Details of error are as follows.

ORA-16032: Parameter %s destination string cannot be translated

Cause: The value for the specified parameter contained a destination string that could not be translated.

Action: Use a valid destination string in the specified parameter.

SQL> startup mount;
ORA-16032: parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 destination string cannot be translated
ORA-07286: sksagdi: cannot obtain device information.
Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory

Parameter %s destination string cannot be translated

This ORA-16032 error is related to the value for the specified parameter contained a destination string that could not be translated.

To solve this error, Use a valid destination string for the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 parameter.

Create pfile from spfile and change the LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 as valid directory.

[oracle@msdbadm01 ~]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

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Connected to an idle instance.

SQL> create pfile from spfile;

File created.

LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 parameter should be set the valid directory like /home/oracle, then create spfile from pfile then startup database.

SQL> create spfile from pfile;

File created.

SQL> startup;

ORACLE instance started.

Total System Global Area 2461239364 bytes
Fixed Size 2259360 bytes
Variable Size 2634024544 bytes
Database Buffers 1325400064 bytes
Redo Buffers 13455360 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL>

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