NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra · error · LSHException

Invalid databaseName name

Error message

Invalid databaseName name

What it means

fdbDatabaseDrop compares serverInfo.getDBName() to query.databaseName; a mismatch throws LSHException("Invalid databaseName name"). It is a safety check: you may only drop the database you are currently connected to.

Solutions

1. Supply the exact name of the database you are connected to.
2. Connect to the target database before issuing DropDatabase.

Example fix

// before
req.databaseName = "oldName"; // != connected db
// after
req.databaseName = db.getServerInfo().getDBName();

if (!db.getServerInfo().getDBName().equals(req.databaseName))
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("databaseName must match the connected database");

boolean nameMatches = db.getServerInfo().getDBName().equals(req.databaseName);

When it happens

Trigger: Issuing DropDatabase with a databaseName that differs from the connected database's name.

Common situations: Copy-paste of the wrong name; connecting to database A and attempting to drop database B; stale config referencing a renamed database.

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AI-assisted analysis of NationalSecurityAgency/ghidra@d5f144c24d (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/91e29ec438c4e5b8. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at Ghidra/Features/BSim/src/main/java/ghidra/features/bsim/query/elastic/ElasticDatabase.java:3399

		ResponseUpdate response = query.updateresponse;
		for (ExecutableRecord erec : query.manage.getExecutableRecordSet()) {
			int res = updateExecutable(query.manage, erec, response.badfunc);
			if (res < 0) {
				response.badexe.add(erec);
			}
			else {
				if ((res & 1) != 0) {
					response.exeupdate += 1;
				}
				response.funcupdate += res >> 1;
			}
		}
	}

	private void fdbDatabaseDrop(DropDatabase query) throws LSHException {
		ResponseDropDatabase response = query.getResponse();
		if (!serverInfo.getDBName().equals(query.databaseName)) {
			throw new LSHException("Invalid databaseName name");
		}
		response.dropSuccessful = true;		// Response parameters assuming success
		response.errorMessage = null;
		try {
			dropDatabase();
		}
		catch (ElasticException e) {
			response.dropSuccessful = false;
			response.errorMessage = e.getMessage();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Entry point for the Elasticsearch version of PasswordChange command.
	 * @param query is command parameters
	 * @throws LSHException if details of the request are malformed
	 */
	private void fdbPasswordChange(PasswordChange query) throws LSHException {

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