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User with "DBA" Role and "Select Any Dictionary" privileges get ORA-00942 when selecting X$ tables (Doc ID 2865776.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.14.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

A user with "DBA" role and "select any dictionary" privilege cannot access X$ tables. They will have an ORA-00942: Table or View does not exist error returned.

Changes

 Some application users need to access and read Oracle X$ tables

Cause

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