ERROR:
ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1
ORA-01653: unable to extend table SYS.AUD$ by 4096 in tablespace SYSTEM
ORA-02002: error while writing to audit trail
ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1
ORA-01653: unable to extend table SYS.AUD$ by 4096 in tablespace SYSTEM

1. Logon to the Oracle database as a sysdba user.

2. Validate that the system tablespace is out of space.

set pagesize 500
select a.tablespace_name,
(select sum(b.bytes)/1024/1024/1024 from dba_data_files b where a.tablespace_name=b.tablespace_name) as GB_TOT,
(select sum(c.bytes)/1024/1024/1024 from dba_free_space c where a.tablespace_name=c.tablespace_name) as GB_AVAIL,
100*(select sum(c.bytes) from dba_free_space c where a.tablespace_name=c.tablespace_name)/(select sum(b.bytes) from dba_data_files b where a.tablespace_name=b.tablespace_name) as PERC_FREE
from dba_tablespaces a where tablespace_name=’SYSTEM’;

TABLESPACE_NAME GB_TOT GB_AVAIL PERC_FREE
—————————— ———- ———- ———-
SYSTEM 19.53125 9.1766357 49.184375

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3. The query above showes that the system tablespace is out of space. In this article we will purge records from the SYS.AUD$ table to address this error, additionally we
can add additional storage space to address the above error message. This alternative is addressed in another article.

4. Verify that AUD$ tables is indeed consuming a considerable amount of space.

SQL> select sum(bytes)/1024/1024 from dba_segments where SEGMENT_NAME=’AUD$’;

SUM(BYTES)/1024/1024
——————–
9694

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5. Purge this records with the following statement which remove all records older then 1 day.

SQL> truncate table sys.aud$;

Table truncated.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

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6. Validate that the SYSTEM tablespace has increased.

set pagesize 500
select a.tablespace_name,
(select sum(b.bytes)/1024/1024/1024 from dba_data_files b where a.tablespace_name=b.tablespace_name) as GB_TOT,
(select sum(c.bytes)/1024/1024/1024 from dba_free_space c where a.tablespace_name=c.tablespace_name) as GB_AVAIL,
100*(select sum(c.bytes) from dba_free_space c where a.tablespace_name=c.tablespace_name)/(select sum(b.bytes) from dba_data_files b where a.tablespace_name=b.tablespace_name) as PERC_FREE
from dba_tablespaces a where tablespace_name=’SYSTEM’;
TABLESPACE_NAME GB_TOT GB_AVAIL PERC_FREE
—————————— ———- ———- ———-
SYSTEM 19.53125 19.1766357 98.184375

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7. This completes resolving Error ORA-01653

Larry Catt