Database management

Bug 20936731: ALTER SYSTEM ENABLE/DISABLE RESTRICTED SESSION Breaks Notifications (ORA-1033)

CONTENT: overview of bug 20936731

This note gives a brief overview of bug 20936731. 
The content was last updated on: 17-FEB-2017.

Affects: Oracle Server (Rdbms)

Product (Component): Oracle Server (Rdbms)

Range of versions believed to be affected: Versions BELOW 12.2

Versions confirmed as being affected:

  • 12.1.0.2 (Server Patch Set)
  • 12.1.0.1 (Base Release)

Platforms affected: Generic (all / most platforms affected)

Fixed: 20936731

The fix for 20936731 is first included in

  • 12.2.0.1 (Base Release)
  • 12.1.0.2.170117 (Jan 2017) Database Patch Set Update (DB PSU)
  • 12.1.0.2.170117 (Jan 2017) Database Proactive Bundle Patch
  • 12.1.0.2.160531 (May 2016) Bundle Patch for Windows Platforms


Interim patches may be available for earlier versions - click here to check.

Symptoms: ORA-1033

ORA-1033

Related To: Advanced Queuing

Advanced Queuing

Description: RESTRICTED SESSION breaks notifications (ORA-1033)

ALTER SYSTEM ENABLE/DISABLE RESTRICTED SESSION breaks notifications (ORA-1033)

eg:

alter system enable restricted session;

grant restricted session to <user>;

(run a shell script)

alter system disable restricted session;

revoke restricted session from <user>;

After that, PL/SQL Asynchronous Notifications stop working.

Rediscovery Notes

The Alert log shows evidence of the disable restricted session and an ORA-1033.

eg:

ALTER SYSTEM disable restricted session;

Starting background process AQPC

...

Stopping all emon processes

Stopping EMNC

Tue Apr 21 07:41:47 2015

ORA-1033 during publish to emon channel

Tue Apr 21 07:41:57 2015

Stopping all emon processes

Stopping EMNC

Please note: The above is a summary description only. Actual symptoms can vary. Matching to any symptoms here does not confirm that you are encountering this problem. For questions about this bug please consult Oracle Support.