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Troubleshooting Issues Where ORA-04022: 'nowait requested, but had to wait to lock dictionary object' Errors are Being Encountered (Doc ID 1958874.1)

Last updated on DECEMBER 27, 2023

Applies to:

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

Purpose

This document is designed to help troubleshoot issues where “ORA-04022: 'nowait requested, but had to wait to lock dictionary object'” errors are being encountered.

Troubleshooting Steps

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Purpose
Troubleshooting Steps
 Diagnostics
 Solutions and Workarounds
References

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