RC-40000: Unable To Startup The Database

Error:

RC-40000 will occur when you gave wrong password for adpreclone

[oracletest@jancln]$ adpreclone.pl dbTier

                     Copyright (c) 2002 Oracle Corporation
                        Redwood Shores, California, USA

                        Oracle Applications Rapid Clone

                                 Version 12.0.0

                      adpreclone Version 120.20.12010000.2

Enter the APPS User Password:*******
Running:
perl /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/bin/adclone.pl java=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/jre mode=stage stage=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/clone component=dbTier method=CUSTOM dbctx=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/PROD_ruh-erpdb01.xml showProgress
APPS Password :

Beginning database tier Stage - Sat Apr  8 10:05:53 2017

/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/jre/bin/java -Xmx600M -DCONTEXT_VALIDATED=false  -Doracle.installer.oui_loc=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui -classpath /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/lib/xmlparserv2.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/jdbc/lib/ojdbc6.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/java:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/OraInstaller.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/ewt3.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/share.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/srvm.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/jlib/ojmisc.jar   oracle.apps.ad.clone.StageDBTier -e /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/PROD_ruh-erpdb01.xml -stage /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/clone -tmp /tmp -method CUSTOM    -showProgress
APPS Password :
Log file located at /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/log/PROD_ruh-erpdb01/StageDBTier_04081005.log

AutoClone needs to start the database up to generate cloning information
  -     50% completed       RC-40000: Fatal: Unable to start up the database

ERROR while running Stage...
Sat Apr  8 10:06:19 2017

ERROR while running perl /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/bin/adclone.pl java=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/jre mode=stage stage=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/clone component=dbTier method=CUSTOM dbctx=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/PROD_ruh-erpdb01.xml showProgress ...
Sat Apr  8 10:06:19 2017
[oracletest@jancln]$


adpreclone logfile message:


    Connection could not be obtained; returning null

-------------------ADX Database Utility Finished---------------

RC-40000: Unable to start up the database
Raised by oracle.apps.ad.clone.StageDatabase
RC-40000: Unable to start up the database
Raised by oracle.apps.ad.clone.StageDatabase


Cause:

Because of wrong credentials, apps user account has locked. You cannot connect apps until you have unlocked apps user account.

[oracletest@jancln]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Sat Apr 8 10:14:50 2017

Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle.  All rights reserved.


Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL> connect apps/apps
ERROR:
ORA-28000: the account is locked


Warning: You are no longer connected to ORACLE.
SQL> exit


Solution:


[oracletest@jancln]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production on Sat Apr 8 10:15:33 2017

Copyright (c) 1982, 2008, Oracle.  All rights reserved.


Connected to:
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options

SQL>
SQL> select username, account_status from dba_users where username like 'APPS';

USERNAME                       ACCOUNT_STATUS
------------------------------ --------------------------------
APPS                           LOCKED(TIMED)

SQL> alter user apps account unlock;

User altered.

SQL> select username, account_status from dba_users where username like 'APPS';

USERNAME                       ACCOUNT_STATUS
------------------------------ --------------------------------
APPS                           OPEN

SQL> exit

[oracletest@jancln]$ adpreclone.pl dbTier

                     Copyright (c) 2002 Oracle Corporation
                        Redwood Shores, California, USA

                        Oracle Applications Rapid Clone

                                 Version 12.0.0

                      adpreclone Version 120.20.12010000.2

Enter the APPS User Password:*******
Running:
perl /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/bin/adclone.pl java=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/jre mode=stage stage=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/clone component=dbTier method=CUSTOM dbctx=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/PROD_ruh-erpdb01.xml showProgress
APPS Password :

Beginning database tier Stage - Sat Apr  8 10:21:14 2017

/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/jre/bin/java -Xmx600M -DCONTEXT_VALIDATED=false  -Doracle.installer.oui_loc=/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui -classpath /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/lib/xmlparserv2.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/jdbc/lib/ojdbc6.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/java:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/OraInstaller.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/ewt3.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/share.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/oui/jlib/srvm.jar:/u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/jlib/ojmisc.jar   oracle.apps.ad.clone.StageDBTier -e /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/PROD_ruh-erpdb01.xml -stage /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/clone -tmp /tmp -method CUSTOM    -showProgress
APPS Password :
Log file located at /u02/oracle/PROD/db/tech_st/11.1.0/appsutil/log/PROD_ruh-erpdb01/StageDBTier_04081021.log

  |      0% completed

Completed Stage...
Sat Apr  8 10:21:26 2017
[oracletest@jancln]$