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Michael Serbanescu wrote:
>
> for the DBA_ tables, but I believe that now those tables have public
> synonyms; thus, by simply granting them SELECT ANY TABLE privilege, they
> will be able to look at the DBA_ tables.
>
I would advise against granting SELECT ANY TABLE privilege except in extremely rare circumstances. I think it is much too large a hammer for a nut as small as the DBA tables and dynamic performance tables.
Marek Received on Sat Nov 09 1996 - 00:00:00 CST