ERROR ORA-16191: Primary log shipping client not logged on standby

Problem:

standby database throws error

select dest_name, status, error from gv$archive_dest;

SQL>
DEST_NAME STATUS ERROR
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LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 ERROR ORA-16191: Primary log shipping client not logged on standby

Discovery: Problem with password file. Primary and standby does not have same password file.

Solution:

create same password file either on standby or primary database

srvctl modify database -d prm -pwfile
orapwd file=’+ORADATA1′ dbuniquename=prm password=abc format=12

srvctl modify database -d prmyc -pwfile
orapwd file=’+ORADATA1′ dbuniquename=stby password=abc format=12