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.

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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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.

Related errors

• Executable
• Expecting privilege option (admin or user)
• host required
• Non-empty dbName required
• Invalid {} dbName: {}

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