Re: select only user causing locks?

On 04/29/2005 12:45:24 PM, jungwolf wrote:

> A little research with some test accounts shows that, indeed, an
> account with only select privs can issue a select for update to lock a
> row, or even a lock table x in exclusive mode. Trying to update the
> locked row obviously results in "insufficient privileges", but until
> the read-only account ends the transaction other users are unable to
> modify the row.

Oh my gawd! This reinforces my beliefs that guns should be kept locked in a=  safe place!
If you give a gun to a childish person, it will shoot itself in a foot, at = best. This=20
is a typical case of shooting yourself in each foot, and twice, to make sur= e that you=20
will be unable to walk!
First, you don't ever give end-lusers a tool that can issue ad-hoc queries.=  You make darned
certain that they don't have a password to connect to database even if they=  download such tool
themselves. If you catch them trying to use such a tool, make sure that the= y will never ever
forget the experience. You are still a wolf puppy, not a young wolf. Carefu= l with weapons.
There is a manual for new DBA people on: http://www.bofh.net. PFY, you shou= ld learn from=20
the master.

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Mladen Gogala
Oracle DBA

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