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ORA-01031: Insufficient Privileges While Connecting as SYSDBA – Complete Oracle DBA Troubleshooting Guide

- August 04, 2020

ORA-01031: Insufficient Privileges While Connecting as SYSDBA – Complete Oracle DBA Troubleshooting Guide Last Updated: October 1, 2026 Applies To: Oracle Database 11g, 12c, 18c, 19c, 21c, and Oracle Database 23ai, with release-specific differences noted where applicable. ORA-01031: insufficient privileges is a general Oracle Database privilege error. This article focuses specifically on the situation where ORA-01031 is returned while attempting to establish an administrative connection using SYSDBA , such as sqlplus / as sysdba or a password-based administrative connection. When ORA-01031 appears during a SYSDBA connection attempt, the most important troubleshooting step is to identify which authentication method is being used . Oracle Database can authenticate database administrators through operating system authentication, password-file authentication, and certain strong or centrally managed authentication mechanisms. A local connection is not automatically synonymous ...