ORA-01031: Insufficient Permissions while creating (Public DBLink) (Doc ID 2884271.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Symptoms

SQL> Create user <user name> identified by < pwd>;

SQL> GRANT CREATE PUBLIC DATABASE LINK TO <user name>;

(Grant) <user name> success.

SQL> alter session set current_schema=<user name>; ======> incorrect way to create DB link


SQL> CREATE Public DATABASE <DBlink Name> CONNECT TO <Target db user name> IDENTIFIED BY <target db user pwd> USING '<instance name>';


ORA-01031: insufficient privileges

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Cause

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