Error
Error Code: ORA-28118

Oracle ORA-28118: Policy Group Exists

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-28118 error indicates that you are attempting to create a policy group in Oracle Database with a name that already exists. This error occurs during the creation of security policies when the specified policy group name conflicts with an existing group.
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Error Message

policy group already exists
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Known Causes

3 known causes
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Duplicate Group Name
Attempting to create a policy group with the same name as an existing policy group will trigger this error. Policy group names must be unique within the database.
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Typographical Error
A typo in the policy group name during creation might inadvertently match an existing group name, leading to this error.
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Case Sensitivity
Oracle may treat policy group names in a case-insensitive manner, meaning 'PolicyGroup' and 'policygroup' could be considered the same.
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Solutions

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General Troubleshooting Tips

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