Error
Error Code: ORA-28405

Oracle ORA-28405: Secure Role Grant

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-28405 error occurs in Oracle Database when attempting to grant a password-protected or secure application role to another role. Secure roles can only be granted directly to individual users, not to other roles.
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Error Message

ORA-28405: cannot grant secure role to a role
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Known Causes

2 known causes
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Granting Secure Role to Role
You attempted to grant a secure or password-protected application role to another role, which is not permitted.
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Incorrect Grant Statement
The `GRANT` statement is attempting to grant a secure role to a role instead of a user.
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Solutions

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General Troubleshooting Tips

  • Check the error message carefully for specific details
  • Review recent changes that might have caused the error
  • Search for the exact error code in the official documentation
  • Check log files for additional context
  • Try restarting the application or service

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