Re: Where is this Privilege coming from?

Are you using VPD in that database?

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 12:36 AM Charlotte Hammond < dmarc-noreply_at_freelists.org> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> In my database audit trail I can see lots of entries for use of the
> privilege "EXEMPT ACCESS POLICY" (PRIV_USED) for a particular database user
> (a shared account used by the front end application - sessions are
> created/destroyed dynamically through the day). The RETURNCODE is 0 for
> these entries.
>
> However this database user does not have this privilege granted to them
> either directly or through a role (and the 1 role they have does not have
> any system privileges). Also, if I log in directly as this database user
> using sqlplus I do not have this privilege. I presume the application is
> doing something special when it creates the session but I cannot think what!
>
> So where is this privilege coming from to appear in the audit trail? Any
> suggestions on how to track this down much appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Charlotte
>
>
>

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