Executing DBMS_STATS.GATHER_SYSTEM_STATS in Interval Mode Fails with ORA-27486 insufficient privs (Doc ID 363727.1)

Last updated on APRIL 21, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

Executing DBMS_STATS.GATHER_SYSTEM_STATS in interval mode as a user who has been granted the GATHER_SYSTEM_STATISTICS role fails with an ORA-27486 insufficient privileges. Executing the procedure in default mode runs without any errors.

Here is an example illustrating the error:

SQL> create user test1 identified by test1;

User created.

SQL> grant create session, gather_system_statistics to test1;

Grant succeeded.

Sample Output:

BEGIN DBMS_STATS.GATHER_SYSTEM_STATS(gathering_mode=>'INTERVAL', interval=>1); END;

*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-20003: Unable to gather system statistics
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_STATS", line 14248
ORA-06512: at line

Changes

Upgraded the database from 9.2 to 10g.

Cause

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