How do I give a user a read only access to schema in Oracle?

How do I give a user a read only access to schema in Oracle?

SQL>create user scott_read_only_user identified by readonly; SQL>grant create session to scott_read_only_user; SQL>grant select any table to scott_read_only_user; This will only grant read-only to scott tables, you would need to connect to another schema owner to grant them read-only access.

Which two actions can you perform with object privileges?

An Oracle database object privilege is a permission granted to an Oracle database user or role to perform some action on a database object. These object privileges include SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE on tables and views and EXECUTE on procedures, functions, packages, and Java objects.

What does it mean to have privileges in a schema?

System privileges providing access to objects in other schemas do notgive other users access to objects in the SYSschema.

What does it mean to have privilege in Oracle?

This system privilege allows query access to any object in the SYSschema, including tables created in that schema. It must be granted individually to each user requiring the privilege. It is not included in GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES, nor can it be granted through a role.

Is it better to define application users or schema owners?

Allowing applications to make direct connections to the schema owner is a bad idea because it gives those applications far to many privileges, which can easily result in damage to your data and the objects themselves. Instead, it is better to define application users and grant those users the necessary privileges on the schema owners objects.

Can a user select any table in a schema?

If you grant SELECT ANY TABLEto a user, he/she can select all the tables of that particular schema. And CREATE ANY PROCEDUREsystem privilege permits a user to create a procedure anywhere in the database. So it depends upon your requirements.– atokpasMar 7 ’17 at 10:28