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Oracle Error ORA-09909: Malloc of scratch buffer failed. - Developer Publish

Oracle Error ORA-09909: Malloc of scratch buffer failed.

Oracle Error Message

ORA-09909: Malloc of scratch buffer failed.

Reason for the Error

Memory needed for a temporary buffer could not be allocated. The additional information field contains the number of bytes that ORACLE attempted to allocate.

Solution

Check the UNIX error number. It is probable that the system has run out of memory. If there is no error, contact ORACLE support.