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Re: access to v$ views, DBA_ tables etc

From: Nedee & Co <nedee_at_club.innet.be>
Date: 1996/10/30
Message-ID: <557bqi$2o6@news.be.innet.net>#1/1

David J DeWolfe <sxdjd_at_orca.alaska.edu> wrote:

>Hello all;
 

>I was curious how other DBA's handle access requests to the v$ views, DBA_ tables etc
>in regards to non-DBA's. This hasn't really been an issue here in the past, but now
>were are being asked to grant select access to all of these tables to our development
>staff. The request includes all our databases, not just the development one. I don't
>know that I have a problem granting this access, but then again I don't know that I
>don't. Are there reasons for concern, or am I just being paranoid?

I think there is no reason for concern, as long as you grant only the select permission.

I don't know if u can update or insert records in de datadictionnary but I can imagine if it's possible u can create a big mess.

Peter. Received on Wed Oct 30 1996 - 00:00:00 CST

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