Solaris 2.6/8.1.6/Security (Kinda Long)

Gurus:

This is a question about security, and query-ability.

I have a remote database; let's call it REMOTE. I have local users who want to query REMOTE, but I cannot create additional users there without incurring undue amounts of heartache (not to mention heartburn!).

I created a local database called SHADOW. The SHADOW database has a DBA-level user who owns a private database link to REMOTE. SHADOW also has local users defined who wish to query REMOTE.

As DBA in SHADOW, I created a view (as SELECT *) of one of the tables on REMOTE. I then created a public synonym to this view, and granted select to the local user.

No worries. So far...so good.

Now an admin-level user wants access to a different table on REMOTE. So I did the same thing as for the local non-admin user. Created a view. Created a public synonym. Granted all to the admin user. Now, however, the local non-admin user can see and query the admin's table! This is not what I want!

All privileges are granted through ROLES, the local user gets the 'RO' role, and the admin user gets 'ADM' role. How can I stop the local non-admin user from seeing (and updating, since that view allows updates) the admin's table?

Thanks,
Mike

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