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Cannot HOST Out of SQL*Plus - Get Error Message: "invalid command: host" (Doc ID 1070491.6)

Last updated on MAY 30, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 7.3.4.5 and later
SQL*Plus - Version 8.0.6.0 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

 You are able to HOST out of sqlplus only as SYSTEM, not as any other user.

You do the following:

 

Cause

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