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KB0694776

Retrieved update sets are empty and do not contain any updates


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Issue

Symptoms


Retrieved update sets are empty, meaning they do not contain any associated sys_update_xml records.

Release


All releases.

Cause


This will happen if the sys_update_set_source record for the source instance is configured to authenticate using a user that does not have the necessary roles.

Resolution


Per the documentation, update set retrieval must authenticate using a user that has the 'admin' role. Either add the 'admin' role to the specified user, or authenticate using one that has this role already.


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