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[OCI]: Accessing CDB_TABLES View By Newly Created Common User Shows Error "ORA-01435: user does not exist" (Doc ID 2718606.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After creating a new common user and granting the appropriate privileges, the new user cannot select from the CDB_TABLES view.
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SQL> select count(*) from cdb_tables;
select count(*) from cdb_tables
  *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01435: user does not exist
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Cause

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