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Error ORA-65040 During Registry$sqlpatch Recreation at PDB Level (Doc ID 3036374.1)

Last updated on JULY 21, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.3.0.0.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Exadata Cloud Service - Version N/A to N/A [Release N/A]
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A to N/A
Gen 2 Exadata Cloud at Customer - Version N/A to N/A [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

To recreate registry$sqlpatch at the PDB level for syncing patch versions and ensuring successful execution of datapatch.

 

1. Set Container to PDB:

SQL> alter session set container=PDB_NAME; 

This command sets the session to the specified PDB.

 

2. Backup registry$sqlpatch Table:

SQL> create table registry$sqlpatch_PDB as select * from registry$sqlpatch; 

This command creates a backup of the registry$sqlpatch table in the PDB.

 

3. Drop registry$sqlpatch Table:
SQL> exec dbms_pdb.exec_as_oracle_script('drop table registry$sqlpatch');
This command drops the registry$sqlpatch table.


4. Recreate registry$sqlpatch Table:
 SQL> @$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/catsqlreg.sql
This command runs the script to recreate the registry$sqlpatch table.

5. Execute Datapatch in Upgrade Mode:
SQL> alter pluggable database PDB_NAME close immediate;
SQL> alter pluggable database PDB_NAME open upgrade;
 

Issue Encountered:

While attempting to drop the registry$sqlpatch table, the following error occurs:

 

SQL> drop table registry$sqlpatch;

drop table registry$sqlpatch

*

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-65040: operation not allowed from within a pluggable database

 

The error ORA-65040 indicates that the operation is not allowed from within a pluggable database. This suggests that the drop table command for registry$sqlpatch cannot be executed directly within the PDB context.

 

 

Solution

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In this Document
Goal
 While attempting to drop the registry$sqlpatch table, the following error occurs:
Solution


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