Chapter 15. Managing Users

Terms you'll need to understand:

Concepts you'll need to master:

  • Create new database users.

  • Alter database users.

  • Drop database users.

  • Monitor information about existing users.

Your database will be of little use if you are the only one who can log in to it. It will be highly unstable and unsecure if you allow everyone to log in as SYS or SYSTEM. Therefore, one of the other functions that will occasionally occupy your time is creating, deleting, or managing users. This chapter provides valuable insight into the care and feeding of your users from the standpoint of the database.

Naturally, the safest database ...

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