ra_helpuser

(Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server only) Returns information about primary database users from the RASD.

Note: This command is available only for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.

Syntax

ra_helpuser [user [, version]]

Example 1 –
```
ra_helpuser
```
This command returns information about all versions of all users in the RASD.
Example 2 –
```
ra_helpuser bob
```
This command returns information about the current version of the database name “bob” in the RASD.
Example 3 –
```
ra_helpuser bob, 00000000000210a400003334000700003334000699940000d413c50000000000
```
This command returns information about version 00000000000210a400003334000700003334000699940000d413c50000000000 of the database user named “bob” in the RASD.

The ra_helpuser command returns the following information about primary database users:
- User ID
- User name
- User status (Current, Archived, or Dropped)
- Primary database version (locator value)
The user ID and user name are the values returned by the primary database when Replication Agent is initialized with the pdb_xlog init command.
If ra_helpuser is invoked with no option, it returns information about all users in all versions of the primary database in the RASD.
If ra_helpuser is invoked with the user option, it returns information about the current version of the specified user in the primary database in the RASD.
If ra_helpuser is invoked with the user and version options, it returns information about the specified user in the specified version of the primary database in the RASD.
The ra_helpuser command is valid when the Replication Agent instance is in the Admin, Replicating, or Replication Down state.
No results are returned by ra_helpuser if the RASD has not been initialized by the pdb_xlog init command.