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error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory (Doc ID 1475219.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 10.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The following is in command output but command completes successfully with no other issues

shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory

Any commands in same shell and directory will have the same message. 

Cause

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