Alert Log:Warning: VKTM detected a time drift,Time drifts can result in an unexpected behavior such as time-outs.

Alert Log:Warning: VKTM detected a time drift, Time drifts can result in unexpected behavior such as time-outs.

Error:

The below message keeps repeating in Alert-log.

Warning: VKTM detected a time drift.

Time drifts can result in unexpected behavior such as time-outs. Please check the trace file for more details.

SOLUTION:

This problem is due to the Bug  – “TIME DRIFT DETECTED” APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY IN ALERT LOG”

To fix the issue download and apply patch 11837095 as available for your release/platform or enable event 10795 at level 2.

alter system set event=”10795 trace name context forever, level 2″ scope=spfile

Then bounce the instance (shutdown then startup) for the event to be applied.

Note: This warning can be ignored since it is harmless.

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