{"id":243196,"date":"2025-07-30T12:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/?p=243196"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:06:43","slug":"ora-38824-during-datapatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/blog\/ora-38824-during-datapatch\/","title":{"rendered":"ORA-38824 During Datapatch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-summary\">SUMMARY:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When applying Oracle patches such as 19.27 (APR2025), the <strong>ORA-38824<\/strong> error is encountered during the <strong>datapatch<\/strong> process because a <code>CREATE OR REPLACE<\/code> command attempts to change the <code>EDITIONABLE<\/code> property of existing <strong>CTXSYS<\/strong> packages, which is resolved by temporarily altering those specific packages to be <code>editionable<\/code> before re-running <code>datapatch<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before applying the fix, the database administrator must connect as <code>sysdba<\/code> and verify that the <code>CTXSYS<\/code> user is set as a non-Oracle-maintained user.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The initial solution, documented in Oracle Doc ID 2856575.1, requires executing SQL statements to convert multiple packages belonging to <code>CTXSYS<\/code> (such as <code>DRIXMD<\/code> and <code>DRIPARSE<\/code>) to the <code>editionable<\/code> property.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When patching with newer releases, such as 19.27, additional packages (including <code>DRUE<\/code> and <code>CTX_TREE<\/code>) may also trigger the <strong>ORA-38824<\/strong> error, necessitating an examination of the <code>sqlpatch<\/code> log for identification and alteration.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After the <code>datapatch -verbose<\/code> command successfully completes the patching process, all packages that were temporarily modified must be converted back to the <code>noneditionable<\/code> property.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This scenario highlights the crucial need to thoroughly examine logfiles for specific error information, especially when unforeseen challenges arise from new patches or unique system configurations not yet covered by Oracle Support documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-summary\" data-level=\"2\">SUMMARY:<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-step-1-connect-as-sysdba-and-verify-that-ctxsys-was-created-as-a-non-oracle-maintained-user-using-below-sql\" data-level=\"2\">Step 1: Connect as sysdba and verify that CTXSYS was created as a non-Oracle maintained user using below sql.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-step-2-execute-below-sql-to-convert-the-packages-as-non-editionable\" data-level=\"2\">Step 2: Execute below sql to convert the packages as non editionable.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-step-3-execute-datapatch-again\" data-level=\"2\">Step 3: Execute datapatch again<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-step-4-convert-the-packages-back-as-non-editionable\" data-level=\"2\">Step 4: Convert the packages back as non-editionable.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the application of the 19.27 (APR2025) patch to a client database, ORA-38824 errors were encountered during the datapatch process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>-&gt; Error at line 214995: script ctx\/admin\/drixmd.pkh\n- ORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the EDITIONABLE property\n- of an existing object.\n-&gt; Error at line 215281: script ctx\/admin\/driparse.plb\n- ORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the EDITIONABLE property\n- of an existing object.\n-&gt; Error at line 215558: script ctx\/admin\/drirepm.plb\n- ORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the EDITIONABLE property\n- of an existing object.\n- - more listed not shown\u2026\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>After a quick search on the Oracle support site, I found <strong>Doc ID 2856575.1 &#8211; ORA-38824 During Datapatch From Oracle Text Scripts<\/strong>. The solution was pretty straightforward: double-check to make sure CTXSYS was indeed created as a non-Oracle-maintained user, then alter the packages as editionable, reapply datapatch, and then revert the packages back to editionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-connect-as-sysdba-and-verify-that-ctxsys-was-created-as-a-non-oracle-maintained-user-using-below-sql\">Step 1: Connect as sysdba and verify that CTXSYS was created as a non-Oracle maintained user using below sql.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SQL&gt; select username, oracle_maintained from dba_users\nwhere username like 'CTXSYS%';\n\nUSERNAME        O\n--------------- -\nCTXSYS          N\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-execute-below-sql-to-convert-the-packages-as-non-editionable\">Step 2: Execute below sql to convert the packages as non editionable.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SQL&gt; alter package ctxsys.DRIXMD editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIPARSE editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIREPM editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIREPZ editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRISGP editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIXMD editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVDDL editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVPARX editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVXTAB editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVRIO editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRV0DDL editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.CTX_REPORT editionable;\n-- for 19.22\nalter package ctxsys.DRIREPM editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIACCHELP editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIEXP editionable;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-execute-datapatch-again\">Step 3: Execute datapatch again<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ORACLE_HOME\/OPatch\/datapatch -verbose\n\n-&gt; Error at line 18509: script ctx\/admin\/drverr.plb\n- ORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the noneditionable property\n- of an existing object.\n-&gt; Error at line 18657: script ctx\/admin\/dr0tree.plb\n- ORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the noneditionable property\n- of an existing object.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we encountered additional errors, likely new to patch 19.27. As of this writing, the Oracle documentation has not been updated to include these specific errors. To identify the packages to be updated, consult the sqlpatch log for the necessary information. Below we find the 2 packages that received the ORA-38824 error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/u01\/app\/oracle\/cfgtoollogs\/sqlpatch\/37642901\/27123174\/37642901_ru_apply_EMDB19P_2025Jun25_08_47_50.log\n\nCREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY ctx_tree wrapped\n*\nERROR at line 1:\nORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the EDITIONABLE property\nof an existing object.\n\ncreate or replace package body drue wrapped\n*\nERROR at line 1:\nORA-38824: A CREATE OR REPLACE command may not change the EDITIONABLE property\nof an existing object.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Execute the alter package command and re-run datapatch again, which completed without any errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SQL&gt; alter package ctxsys.DRUE editionable;\nalter package ctxsys.CTX_TREE editionable;\n\n$ORACLE_HOME\/OPatch\/datapatch -verbose\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-4-convert-the-packages-back-as-non-editionable\">Step 4: Convert the packages back as non-editionable.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SQL&gt; alter package ctxsys.DRIXMD noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIPARSE noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIREPM noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIREPZ noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRISGP noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIXMD noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVDDL noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVPARX noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVXTAB noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRVRIO noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRV0DDL noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.CTX_REPORT noneditionable;\n-- for 19.22\nalter package ctxsys.DRIREPM noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIACCHELP noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.DRIEXP noneditionable;\n-- for 19.27\nalter package ctxsys.DRUE noneditionable;\nalter package ctxsys.CTX_TREE noneditionable;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This scenario highlights the critical importance of thoroughly examining logfiles, especially when encountering unexpected errors during patching. While Oracle Support documentation provides valuable solutions for known issues, new patches or unique system configurations can introduce unforeseen challenges.. Always make the logfile your first point of reference for detailed error information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us with any other <a href=\"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/platforms\/oracle\/\">Oracle<\/a> error questions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUMMARY: When applying Oracle patches such as 19.27 (APR2025), the ORA-38824 error is encountered during the datapatch process because a CREATE OR REPLACE command attempts to change the EDITIONABLE property of existing CTXSYS packages, which is resolved by temporarily altering those specific packages to be editionable before re-running datapatch. 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