DROP INDEX or ALTER INDEX fails with ORA-27475: unknown job "<owner>"."DR$<index>$J" (Doc ID 2383142.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Text - Version 12.1.0.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

After a failed CREATE INDEX or ALTER INDEX, subsequent DROP INDEX or ALTER INDEX fails with ORA-27475: unknown job "<owner>"."DR$<index>$J".

Examples:

Creation of a Text index with SYNC EVERY <interval> fails due to the index_owner missing the CREATE ANY JOB privilege:

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