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Discussion List
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Instance still disabled after account upgraded to Pay As You Go — need manual reenableMy Always Free compute instance (region: eu-madrid-3 / Spain Central, Madrid 3) was disabled by Oracle after my trial credits ran out around late April, showing: "Instan… -
Free Tier Account Locked - Invalid credentials after password reset, need urgent helpHello Oracle Community and Moderators, I am a Free Tier OCI user and my account has been locked. I am unable to login to the OCI Console and need urgent help as I have i…
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How can we get Oracle Cloud platform for practicing on EPBCS, FCCS and TRCS?Summary: I am looking for EPBCS, FCCS and TRCS practice platforms, could someone please advise me on this? Content (required):EPBCS, FCCS and TRCS practice platforms
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Free Tier Account Locked-Unable to sign in after password reset (Invalid credentials)Summary: Hello,I am a Free Tier user and recently reset my password via the official email link, but I am still completely unable to log in. The system constantly throws…
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Password and Recovery Email ChangedI am the original owner of an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account. Since around March 4, 2026, I have been unable to log in to my account at https://cloud.oracle.com. When at…
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Service initiated login page to push through your corporate IdP for the OCI login page?We worked with Oracle to develop a login URL that bypasses the Fusion login page, something like this… https://login-xxxxxxxxxxxx.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/fed/sp/initiates…
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Custom Branding - Log in Text is not showingSummary: Custom Branding - Log in Text is not showing Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Steps : Login to OCI Go to Environment Go to Brandin… -
Signup Issue - Verification Charge Successful but Account not CreatedSummary: During the final "Start my free trial" step, the page expired. However, my card was successfully verified and a temporary $1 charge was placed on my account. I …
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Instance stuck in STARTING state and unable to stopMy compute instance has been stuck in the STARTING state for an extended period. I am unable to stop, reboot, reset or terminate. This started after an attempted shape r…
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Unable to create VM.Standard.A1.Flex – Service limit exceeded but usage shows zeroHello, I am using an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account and I am trying to create a VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance, but the creation fails with the following error: The follow…
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Cannot reserve ip address: The following service limits were exceeded: reserved-public-ip-countSummary: I cannot reserve a public IP address (limit=1, usage=0, available=1) Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): API ErrorThe following servi… -
After the Oracle Fusion IAM upgrade. When we try to login to fusion through OKTA.Summary: Oracle Cloud is asking for MFA again when logging in through OKTA. We are trying to disable this for user logging in through OKTA. I have tried adding the IDP a…
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New Account Registration Blocked: Forbidden - Number of requests has been exceeded & Live Chat ErrorSummary: Hello OCI Community Moderators, I am attempting to register for a new Oracle Cloud Account in the Australia Southeast (Melbourne) / Australia East (Sydney) regi… -
Do the new reduced Ampere A1 free tier limits apply to existing users?According to this page, Ampere A1 free tier limits have been cut in half, to 1,500 OCPU hours and 9,000 GB hours per month. Could someone tell me whether, as an existing…
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Oracle Cost Analysis charging block volumes within free tierI am trying to estimate the costs for running a free oracle kubernetes cluster (basic) using A1 Ampere Nodes with 12GB RAM each. When I selected the block volumes for th…
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OCI Upgrade to paid fails with an unintuitive errorHi Team, We are unable to upgrade the OCI tenancy for the account name stackport to a paid account. The credit card used is enabled for international transactions, and t…
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OCI A1 Flex Instance Boots but Network Access Lost, Unable to RecoverSummary: The instance was functioning normally until I performed cleanup of unused desktop packages (Ubuntu Desktop/GNOME) to reclaim memory. After rebooting, the instan…
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Where can we find Legacy Local User "DefaultLocalUser" as it is being Retired ?Summary: We have received a notification from Oracle saying "Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management - Reminder: Please retire “DefaultLocalUser” in y…
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Oracle Cloud Free Tier account stucks in password resetHello, I am the sole administrator of the tenancy pietricello (Identity domain: Default, Username: pietro@epki.it , contact mail: pietro@mivs.it). My compute instances a…
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Oracle Cloud Free Tier account stuck in pwdmustchange stateSummary: Hello, I have an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account that was created approximately 3-4 years ago. I can successfully authenticate with my username and password. How…
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Master Admin account locked in password reset loop - Error: [object Object] / Policy RestrictionSummary: Master Admin account locked in a mandatory password reset loop (Tenancy: danibelini) Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Hi everyone,…
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Cannot change my paswordWhen I try to login I cannot change my password. I want to go to the SQL worksheet to do some actions. And when I ant to login, I get this screen, and when I submit it, … -
I don't receive notifications messages when I get answers from APEX forum.Summary: I don't receive notifications messages in my inbox mail when I get answers from the APEX forum. Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): I…
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OCI Always Free instances SSH port 22 connects then closes before banner/key exchangeSummary: I need help with an OCI Always Free Compute SSH access issue. Multiple Ubuntu instances in us-phoenix-1 show the same behavior: TCP port 22 is reachable, but th…
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Help with MFA reset on OCI free tierHi, I can't access my Oracle Cloud Free Account because my phone number has changed. And the credit card associated with my account has expired. I now have a new card, b…
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Free Tier signup blocked after email correction (Incident #260523-000782)Hello, I attempted to create an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account but my email was accidentally truncated (.co instead of .com), which caused the first attempt to fail. Aft…
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is there any DRG simulator?Summary: Hi all: I'm looking to practice and find out if some modifications to our DRG (have 1 per region) and thus two regions are doable. Since GSSN3 and other stuff e…
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attaching block volume to a database nodeAttaching a block volume to a database node Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Version (include the version you are using, if applicable): Co…
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migration of on-premise database to Autonomous DatabaseSummary migration of on-premise database to Autonomous DatabaseContent Hi All, I Need to know different ways how to migration of on-premise database to Autonomous Databa…
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Free Tier instance disabledSummary: Free Tier instance disabled - AI tool caused outbound traffic, need instance reenabled Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): My Always …