Re: Is there such a thing as a "Super User" that can be created?

Thanks for the answer.

I must comment on Sybrand Bakker's comment about not reading the documentation : I had looked through the documentation, but failed to find the answer. I thought newsgroups were for asking questions, whether or not the answer is buried in the documentation.

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:711bts0533hv22k2a4boult92c4hinmvc6_at_4ax.com...
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000 15:11:37 -0400, "tjw"
> <toddw_at_pqsystemsREMOVETHIS.com> wrote:
>
> >I am new to Oracle, and was wondering if there was some type of 'super
 user'
> >that you could log in as, and grant object privileges (of objects that
 you
> >don't own) to other users?
> >
> >Using version 8i.
> >
> >TIA.
> >
> There is not. The owner of the object explicitly needs to grant
> permission to others to administer the object.
> With sufficient privilege however you can create a procedure on his
> behalf to make the grant for you.
> Of course this is a typical question covered by documentation, which
> apparently very few people care to read at all.
>
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Received on Mon Oct 02 2000 - 05:59:30 CDT