Oracle Startup Error ORA-01506: Missing or Illegal Database Name Fix

Using the file /data/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/dbs/initdb1.ora
Start with the command:

startup pfile='/data/oracle/product/11.2.0/db_1/dbs/initdb1.ora';

Startup error:
ORA-01506: missing or illegal database name
As shown in the image below:

The cause is that the initdb1.ora file is missing the db_name definition. Simply define one to fix it.

Startup succeeds on the next attempt.

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