Unable to rename table

Question

oracle version: 10.2.0.4.0
SQL> alter table ai_xx rename to ai_xx_old;
alter table ai_xx rename to ai_xx_old
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not existThe table is valid and exists
SQL> select 1 from schema.ai_xx where rownum < 2;
         1
         1These are the privileges the user executing this command has:
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
ADMINISTER DATABASE TRIGGER              NO
ALTER ANY CLUSTER                        NO
ALTER ANY DIMENSION                      NO
ALTER ANY INDEX                          NO
ALTER ANY INDEXTYPE                      NO
ALTER ANY LIBRARY                        NO
ALTER ANY OUTLINE                        NO
ALTER ANY PROCEDURE                      NO
ALTER ANY SEQUENCE                       NO
ALTER ANY SQL PROFILE                    NO
ALTER ANY TABLE                          YES
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
ALTER ANY TRIGGER                        NO
ALTER ANY TYPE                           NO
ALTER SESSION                            NO
ALTER USER                               YES
ANALYZE ANY                              NO
COMMENT ANY TABLE                        NO
CREATE ANY CLUSTER                       NO
CREATE ANY CONTEXT                       NO
CREATE ANY DIMENSION                     NO
CREATE ANY DIRECTORY                     NO
CREATE ANY INDEX                         NO
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
CREATE ANY INDEXTYPE                     NO
CREATE ANY JOB                           NO
CREATE ANY LIBRARY                       NO
CREATE ANY OUTLINE                       NO
CREATE ANY PROCEDURE                     NO
CREATE ANY SEQUENCE                      NO
CREATE ANY SYNONYM                       NO
CREATE ANY TABLE                         NO
CREATE ANY TRIGGER                       NO
CREATE ANY TYPE                          NO
CREATE ANY VIEW                          NO
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
CREATE CLUSTER                           NO
CREATE DATABASE LINK                     NO
CREATE PROCEDURE                         NO
CREATE PUBLIC SYNONYM                    NO
CREATE SEQUENCE                          NO
CREATE SESSION                           NO
CREATE SYNONYM                           NO
CREATE TABLE                             NO
CREATE TRIGGER                           NO
CREATE USER                              NO
CREATE VIEW                              NO
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
DEBUG ANY PROCEDURE                      NO
DEBUG CONNECT SESSION                    NO
DELETE ANY TABLE                         YES
DROP ANY CLUSTER                         NO
DROP ANY CONTEXT                         NO
DROP ANY DIMENSION                       NO
DROP ANY DIRECTORY                       NO
DROP ANY INDEX                           NO
DROP ANY INDEXTYPE                       NO
DROP ANY LIBRARY                         NO
DROP ANY OUTLINE                         NO
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
DROP ANY PROCEDURE                       NO
DROP ANY SEQUENCE                        NO
DROP ANY SYNONYM                         NO
DROP ANY TABLE                           NO
DROP ANY TRIGGER                         NO
DROP ANY TYPE                            NO
DROP ANY VIEW                            NO
DROP PUBLIC SYNONYM                      NO
EXECUTE ANY CLASS                        NO
EXECUTE ANY INDEXTYPE                    NO
EXECUTE ANY LIBRARY                      NO
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE                    NO
EXECUTE ANY PROGRAM                      NO
EXECUTE ANY TYPE                         NO
FLASHBACK ANY TABLE                      NO
FORCE TRANSACTION                        NO
GLOBAL QUERY REWRITE                     NO
GRANT ANY OBJECT PRIVILEGE               YES
INSERT ANY TABLE                         YES
MANAGE FILE GROUP                        NO
MANAGE SCHEDULER                         NO
ON COMMIT REFRESH                        NO
PRIVILEGE                                ADM
QUERY REWRITE                            NO
SELECT ANY DICTIONARY                    NO
SELECT ANY SEQUENCE                      NO
SELECT ANY TABLE                         YES
UNLIMITED TABLESPACE                     NO
UPDATE ANY TABLE                         YES
83 rows selected.Is there a missing privilege to be added for rename to work?.
Thanks

Answer 1

user1980 wrote:
oracle version: 10.2.0.4.0
SQL> alter table ai_xx rename to ai_xx_old;
alter table ai_xx rename to ai_xx_old
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not existThe table is valid and exists
SQL> select 1 from schema.ai_xx where rownum < 2;
1
1These are the privileges the user executing this command has:
<snip>
Is there a missing privilege to be added for rename to work?.
ThanksIt's not an issue of privileges, its an issue of name resolution. If you specify only the table name (RENAME A_TABLE), it will only look for A_TABLE within the currently connected user's schema. You need to either connect as the owner of the table, or qualify the name.