# SQLException: ORA-02396: exceeded maximum idle time

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sqlexception-ora-02396-exceeded-maximum-idle-time/107764>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 15, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sqlexception-ora-02396-exceeded-maximum-idle-time/107764 "2017-11-15T14:22:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![kanchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8797f3/32.png) [@kanchan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kanchan)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sqlexception-ora-02396-exceeded-maximum-idle-time/107764/1 "2017-11-15T14:22:29Z")

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Hi Team,  
I tried to push bulk data using logstash configuration file.I have given all database connection related parameters and query but after sometime connection closed and getting below exception:

Exception when executing JDBC query {:exception=\>#\<Sequel::DatabaseError: Java::JavaSql::SQLException: ORA-02396: exceeded maximum idle time, please connect again

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How to resolve it.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sqlexception-ora-02396-exceeded-maximum-idle-time/107764/2 "2017-11-15T14:31:48Z")

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It looks like the server is closing the idle connection. Isn't Logstash reconnecting as it should, or what's the real problem here?

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**Author:** ![guyboertje](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/guyboertje/32/31592_2.png) [@guyboertje](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/guyboertje)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sqlexception-ora-02396-exceeded-maximum-idle-time/107764/3 "2017-11-15T14:47:59Z")

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Try version `4.3.1` of the JDBC input plugin. It was recently (22 days ago) patched to open and close a connection for each query.

> <https://github.com/logstash-plugins/logstash-input-jdbc/pull/237>

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2017, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sqlexception-ora-02396-exceeded-maximum-idle-time/107764/4 "2017-12-13T14:48:11Z")

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