RE: infoworld call

From: Allen, Brandon <Brandon.Allen_at_OneNeck.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:01:00 +0000
Message-ID: <A250F0C68C23514CA9F3DF63D60EE10E0ACAF6_at_onews31>

Yes, test case and doc reference below:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/statements_5005.htm:

"To create a private database link, you must have the CREATE DATABASE LINK system privilege. To create a public database link, you must have the CREATE PUBLIC DATABASE LINK system privilege. Also, you must have the CREATE SESSION system privilege on the remote Oracle database."

##### TEST03 DATABASE ######
SYS_at_test03>create user db_link_test identified by temporary112233;

User created.

SYS_at_test03>grant create session to db_link_test;

Grant succeeded.

##### DEMO DATABASE ######
SYS_at_demo>create user db_link_test identified by temporary112233;

User created.

SYS_at_demo>grant create session to db_link_test;

Grant succeeded.

SYS_at_demo>conn db_link_test
Enter password:
Connected.

DB_LINK_TEST_at_demo>create database link db_link_test connect to db_link_test identified by temporary112233 using 'test03'; create database link db_link_test connect to db_link_test identified by temporary112233 using 'test03'

                     *

ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01031: insufficient privileges

DB_LINK_TEST_at_demo>conn / as sysdba
Connected.

SYS_at_demo>grant create database link to db_link_test;

Grant succeeded.

_at_>conn db_link_test/temporary112233
Connected.

DB_LINK_TEST_at_demo>conn / as sysdba
Connected.

SYS_at_demo>select dbms_flashback.get_system_change_number from dual;

GET_SYSTEM_CHANGE_NUMBER

---

               869661524

SYS_at_demo>conn db_link_test/temporary112233 Connected.

DB_LINK_TEST_at_demo>create database link db_link_test connect to db_link_test identified by temporary112233 using 'test03';

Database link created.

##### TEST03 DATABASE ######
SYS_at_test03>select dbms_flashback.get_system_change_number from dual;

GET_SYSTEM_CHANGE_NUMBER

---

               721203624

##### DEMO DATABASE ######
DB_LINK_TEST_at_demo>select count(*) from user_tables_at_db_link_test;

  COUNT(*)

---

         0

##### TEST03 DATABASE ######
SYS_at_test03>/

GET_SYSTEM_CHANGE_NUMBER

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               869661584

-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Taylor, Chris David

Right. Any user that has create session privilege can have a db link created to it, right?

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Received on Fri Jan 20 2012 - 13:01:00 CST