Roles Wizard (Oracle)
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The Role Wizard constructs the necessary CREATE ROLE statement from the information that you have supplied. The Role Wizard lets you specify a name for the role and whether or not the role should be identified.
- Note: To create a role, you need the CREATE ROLE system privilege.
To Open the Role Wizard
- On the Navigator, find the datasource where you want to create a role and expand the Security node.
- Right-click the Roles node, and select New.
The table that follows describes the fields you may encounter as you complete the wizard.
| Required Information | Description |
|---|---|
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What is the name of the role? |
Self-explanatory. |
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How should the role be identified? |
Not identified - Selecting this means the role you are creating will be enabled immediately. Identified: If this is your choice, you’re indicating one of the following authorization methods will be followed: Globally - Select to indicate that Oracle permits access to the user by obtaining user name and password information from the security domain central authority. Externally - Select to indicate that Oracle should verify the database user name against an existing operating system user name. Password - Select to indicate that Oracle should identify the role with the password you provide. In the Password box, type the password for the user. |
For information on activating and deactivating roles for the current login in the current session, see Role Activation.