SQL*Plus Does Not Return "FAILURE" Even If an Error Occurs At Logon (Doc ID 2820050.1)

Last updated on MARCH 03, 2025

Applies to:

Symptoms

If running a shell script by non-interactive mode, SQL*Plus returns 0(SUCCESS) as OSERROR code when an error like ORA-1017, ORA-01034 occurs at logon.

Example:

Running the script in interactive mode, OSERROR is returned 1(FAILURE) as expected.

$ ./<shellscript>.sh
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied



ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied



ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied


SP2-0157: unable to CONNECT to ORACLE after 3 attempts, exiting SQL*Plus
OSERROR=1

But if running it in non-interactive mode, OSERROR is returned 0(SUCCESS).

$ true | ./<shellscript>.sh
ERROR:
ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

OSERROR=0

Changes

Cause

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