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Always Free A1 disabled - need re-enable to resize 4 OCPU/24GB to 2 OCPU/12GBMy Always Free Ampere A1 instances were disabled today (August 18, 2026) due to the new Always Free compute limits (from 4 OCPU / 24 GB to 2 OCPU / 12 GB total). Error m… -
Always Free A1 instance disabled — cannot resize from 4 OCPU/24GB to 2 OCPU/12GBSummary: Always Free A1 instance disabled — cannot resize from 4 OCPU/24 GB to 2 OCPU/12 GB Content (please ensure you mask any confidential information): Hi, My Always …
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Always Free A1.Flex instance disabled after A1 limit change (4 OCPU/24GB → 2 OCPU/12GB)Hi, My Always Free A1.Flex compute instance in uk-cardiff-1 has been disabled and won’t accept start actions: “Unable to start instance: Instance ocid1.instance.oc1.uk-c…
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Always Free Ampere A1 instance disabledSummary: My Always Free Ampere A1 instance was disabled after the recent enforcement of the updated Free Tier limits. I need the instance to be temporarily re-enabled so…
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Request to Re-enable Disabled Ampere A1 Instance for Always Free ComplianceDear Oracle Cloud Support Team, My Ampere A1 instance was disabled following the reduction of the Always Free compute limit to 2 OCPUs and 12 GB of memory. I would like …
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OCI Always Free tenancy accidentally deactivated – unable to sign inSummary: My OCI Always Free tenancy appears to have been accidentally deactivated. I can no longer sign in to the OCI Console, and the compute instance and services host…
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Request to temporarily resume suspended Ampere A1 instance to downsize to Always Free shapeHello, My Ampere A1 compute instance has been forcibly stopped by Oracle, as I failed to resize it before the deadline for the updated Always Free limits. Currently, the…
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Always Free A1 Instances DisabledHello Oracle Team, I am requesting assistance and escalation for my Always Free Ampere A1 instances that have been disabled following the August 18, 2026 Always Free com…
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Ampere A1 instance disabled after Aug 18, 2026 Always Free limit enforcement — tenancy now compliantSummary: My OCI Always Free Ampere A1 instance was administratively disabled after the new Always Free compute limits were enforced on August 18, 2026. I have already re…
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Always Free A1 disabled - need re-enable to resize 4 OCPU/24GB to 2 OCPU/12GBSummary: My Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance created in 2022 with 4 OCPUs / 24 GB RAM is now disabled. I need it temporarily re-enabled so I can resize it to 2 O…
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Always Free Ampere A1 instance disabled - unable to resize to 2 OCPU / 12GBMy Always Free VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance was disabled after the recent free tier limit reduction. Instance OCID: ocid1.instance.oc1.ap-hyderabad-1.anuhsljrch7bbjqcto6…
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Need MFA Reset for Free Tier - Stuck in Live Chat Support Loop (No Subscription ID)Hello Oracle Community Team, I am locked out of my Free Tier OCI Cloud Account due to an MFA issue and I kindly request your assistance with an MFA reset. I am fully awa… -
URGENT: Always Free automated termination, instance and boot volume disappeared; need data recoveryMy Ubuntu server in Oracle Cloud was running normally earlier today, August 18, 2026, and then became unreachable. Oracle had previously sent me an email titled “Action …
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Reinstall SSH service on ampere instanceSummary: I inadvertently removed the SSH service on one of my ampere instances and am no longer able to log into the instance as a result. Is there a way for someone on …
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Oracle Cloud Free Tier Account Compromised – Unable to Recover Since 2024Hello, Thank you for the guidance. I have removed the personal information, Service Request details, screenshots, and attachments from my public post. I understand that …
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Password Reset not working, instance running fineSummary: Unable to log in to my Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) account because password recovery emails are never delivered to my Gmail account. The issue has been on…
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Signup broken for Vietnam — states?countryId=VN returns 400, blocks entire flowSummary: Free Tier signup completely broken for Vietnam: states?countryId=VN and createAccount both return HTTP 400 (reproducible, not account-specific) Content (please …
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I am completely locked out of administrative management on my Oracle Cloud tenancyPlease, would anybody help me !!? I am completely locked out of administrative management on my Oracle Cloud tenancy (ctnxxl) due to an accidental permission removal, an…
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OCI Free Tier signup fails with "Oops, we're sorry, an error occurred while creating your account"Hello, I'm trying to sign up for the Oracle Cloud Free Tier and consistently hit an account creation error at the final step. Details: Payment card was entered and succe…
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Billing address mismatch error blocking OCI upgrade to Pay As You Go,no fix for Individual Accounts?I am trying to upgrade my OCI account from Free Tier to Pay as You Go but it keeps failing with this error: Billing Address doesn't match information from your credit ca…
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This instance is unresponsive. Confirm that the OS and network are configured correctlySummary: After a scheduled maintainance by Oracle on the instance with description as Oracle has scheduled a firmware update maintenance event on your instance(s). after… -
Always Free E2 Micro quota became 0 after OCI incident COMPUTE-4C; existing instances stuck stoppedSummary: After OCI Compute incident COMPUTE-4C ref 5b8ef695, my two existing Always Free VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro instances in US West (Phoenix) are stuck stopped and cann…
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Locked out of OCI Console - Removed Administrator permissions by mistakeI am completely locked out of administrative management on my Oracle Cloud tenancy (ctnxxl) due to an accidental permission removal, and I am unable to proceed with upgr…
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Instance got stopped, not starting again.Hello Oracle Team, My OCI Compute instance in Mumbai-India was disabled and cannot accept any action requests. Error message: "Instance ocid1.instance.oc1.ap-mumbai-1.an…
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Clarification on Running an Ownership-Verified Vulnerability Assessment Platform on OCI ComputeHello OCI Community, I am a Computer Science student at Bennett University, India, and the developer of ONUS, an open-source AI-assisted Vulnerability Assessment and Pen…
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Boot Volume resized to 200 GB but guest OS still detects a 50 GB diskHello, I resized my Oracle Cloud Boot Volume from 50GB to 200GB. The Oracle Console and OCI CLI both report the Boot Volume as 200GB, but the guest OS (Ubuntu 22.04) sti…
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Cannot restore boot volume backup from disabled Always Free instanceSummary/Content Hello Oracle Team, I have an Oracle Cloud Always Free tenancy in the Mumbai region. My compute instance became disabled after my tenancy was converted to…
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Free Tier to Pay As You Go upgrade stuck "in progress" for 7 daysHello, I requested an upgrade from Free Tier to Pay As You Go on Monday, July 6th (morning). Seven days later the console still shows "Your upgrade is in progress. You w…
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Free Tier Account Locked - Invalid Username or Password after successful resetSummary: My Free Tier account is locked. I can reset the password via email, but login fails with "Invalid username or password" and the myservices console returns a DNS…
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VM.Standard.A1.Flex instance disabled after Free Trial expired - Unable to recover dataHello, I am using an Oracle Cloud Always Free account. My Oracle Cloud Free Trial expired on July 18, 2026. Immediately after the Free Trial ended, my VM.Standard.A1.Fle…