"Daniel Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
news:3D6BBEF8.69B2B63B_at_exesolutions.com...
> Have you looked at what is wrapped up in CONNECT?
>
> CREATE DATABASE LINK? Why? Why would anyone want any user to be able to do
this?
>
> CREATE CLUSTER? What end-user could possibly have a clue about clusters?
>
> One compromises system security ... the other lacking in any reasonable
context.
As I think I pointed out an application developer may well need some or all
of these privs. Though you are probably correct about dblinks. If the damn
thing had been called APP_DEVELOPER or some such methinks a lot of the
trouble would have been avoided.
--
Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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Received on Wed Aug 28 2002 - 02:53:27 CDT
