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ORA-01940: cannot drop a user that is currently connected

ORA-01940: cannot drop a user that is currently connected

2006-07-05       - By Spears, Brian
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Does the process show up in V$session. (Most people have scripts joining
v$session and v$process to show sessions that will not show sessions because
the show will only show sessions with process and you can miss some in other
states.) Sometime app/web servers constantly relog in after being killed
making it hard to drop the user. In those cases I shutdown /startup
restrict, drop the user then take off the restricted session.


    -- --Original Message-- --
    From: oracle-l-bounce@(protected)
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@(protected)] On Behalf Of John Dunn
    Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 5:27 AM
    To: 'oracle-l digest users'
    Subject: ORA-01940 (See ORA-01940.ora-code.com): cannot drop a user that is currently
connected

    ORA-01940 (See ORA-01940.ora-code.com): cannot drop a user that is currently connected

    I get this error on Oracle 10.2.0.1.0 but cannot see any
sessions for the user.

    I have rerun the drop, but now it just hangs.

    Anything I can do but bounce the database?

    John Dunn
    Product Consultant
    Direct Dial +44 (0) 117 373 6122
    Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1
6PL, UK.
    Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114
    Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115

    www.sefas.com




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/FONT>&nbsp;<FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">D</FONT><FONT COLOR="
#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">oes</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial
">the process show up in V$session. (Most people have scripts joining v$session
and v$process to show sessions</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN
LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> that will not show<
/FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080"
SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">session</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=
"en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">s because the show will only
show sessions with process and you can miss some in other states.)</FONT></SPAN
><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE
="Arial">Sometime app</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us">
<FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">/web</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><
/SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> servers
constantly relog in</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">after
being killed</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">making it hard to
</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">drop the user</FONT><FONT
COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN>
<SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">In those cases I
shutdown /startup restrict</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">,
drop the user then take off the r</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE=
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">-- --Original
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE
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:oracle-l-">mailto:oracle-l-</A></FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">bounce
@(protected)]</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"
><B> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">On Behalf Of</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"
></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma">John Dunn<BR>
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE
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</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT SIZE
=2 FACE="Tahoma">Subject:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG=
"en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Tahoma"> ORA-01940 (See ORA-01940.ora-code.com): cannot drop a user that is
currently connected</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ORA-01940 (See ORA-01940.ora-code.com): cannot
drop a user that is currently connected</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I get this error on
Oracle</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT SIZE=2
FACE="r_ansi">10.2.0.1.0</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en
-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> but cannot see any sessions for the user. </FONT
></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have rerun the
drop, but now it just hangs.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anything I can do
but bounce the database?</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">John Dunn<
/FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Product Consul
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">tant</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Direct Dial
+44 (0) 117 373 6122</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Sefas
Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK.</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Tel: +44(0)
117 373 6114</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">Fax: +44 (0)
117 373 6115</FONT></SPAN></P>

<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Courier New">www.sefas.com<
/FONT></SPAN></P>
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