ORA-4043 On DBA_* Views If They Are Described In Mount Stage
(Doc ID 296235.1)
Last updated on MAY 10, 2021
Applies to:
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.1.7.4 to 11.2.0.1 [Release 8.1.7 to 11.2]Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
If you describe any DBA_* Views (Data dictionary views) in a mount stage, than you will not be able to describe those views even after opening the database.
You can test as follows:
+ Shutdown the database.
SQL> Shutdown immediate
+ Mount the database.
SQL> Startup Mount
+ Describe any Data Dictionary view.
SQL> DESC DBA_DATA_FILES
ERROR: ORA-04043: object DBA_DATA_FILES does not exist.
+ Open the Database.
SQL> ALTER DATABASE OPEN;
Database altered
+ Describe the same Data Dictionary view.
SQL> DESC DBA_DATA_FILES
ERROR: ORA-04043: object DBA_DATA_FILES does not exist
*** Error will appear till we bounce the Database / flush the shared pool.
Cause
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