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Re: 10gR2, problem about Resource role

  • From: "Alex Gorbachev" <gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 02:35:39 -0500
For us mortals - why would one need, let's say, CREATE SEQUENCE to
connect to database? Was it impossible in Oracle 5 or earlier to
connect without creating a sequence?
I assume CONNECT role was just given wrong name not reflecting its purpose.

On 11/1/06, jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It's for backwards compatibility with
Oracle 5 (or possibly earlier)

gorbyx@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Absolutely correct. But who'd got that bright idea to make CONNECT
> role setup in that way until and including 10.2.0.1? There must be
> some explanation. :)
>

Regards
Jonathan Lewis




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