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ORA-01456: May not perform insert/delete/update operation inside a READ ONLY transaction

What it means

DML in a transaction started with SET TRANSACTION READ ONLY (or on a read-only standby).

How to fix it

End the read-only transaction first, or connect to the primary.

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Updated 2026-11-12.