Roles Editor (Oracle)
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The Roles Editor lets you manage authentication and grant/revoke profiles for users and logins.
To edit a role
- Open an editor on the role. For details, see Opening an Object Editor.
- Use the following table as a guide to understanding and modifying the settings on the tabs of this editor before submitting your changes:
| Tab | Settings and Tasks | |
|---|---|---|
|
Authentication |
Lets you manage role identity. When creating a role, you must establish certain rules governing its use. You can specify whether a role must be identified when used. If you require role identification, you can authenticate the user externally through the operating system, or with a specific password. If you specified that the role requires identification, provide a Password and specify whether the role is to be authenticated Globally or Externally. | |
|
User/Roles |
Displays permissions for this role to logins or users. Click Grant to open a dialog that lets you grant this role to a login or another role. Select a role or login and click Revoke to revoke the role or login. | |
|
Object Privileges and System Privileges |
For details on using this tab, see Working with Privileges and Permissions. | |
|
DDL View |
For details on using this tab, see Viewing the SQL/DDL for an Object. | |
For information on activating and deactivating roles for the current login in the current session, see Role Activation.