Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-01074 error message in Oracle.
Description
When you come upon an ORA-01074 error, the following error message will appear:
ORA-01074: can’t shut down Oracle; inside a logon session – log off first
Cause
You tried to shutdown Oracle from internal a logon session.
Resolution
The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:
Option #1
Log off Oracle, then try shutting down Oracle.