Learn the motive and how to get to the bottom of the ORA-02011 error message in Oracle.
Description
When you stumble upon an ORA-02011 error, the following error message will appear:
ORA-02011: duplicate database link name
Cause
You tried to create a database link (using the CREATE DATABASE LINK command), however a hyperlink with that title already exists.
Resolution
The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:
Option #1
Either specify a new identify or drop the existing database link.