The key word is there, "rights". If all they have is select, your safe. = Now how can toad make it easier, because it's an easier interface. = Good old SQL*Plus use to be called UFI back in the V3 days, for = Unfriendly F&&k'n Interface. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- From: Potluri, Venu (IDS AIS SE) [mailto:venu_potluri@xxxxxx] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 6:11 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Using TOAD on production databases How can they make the data change if they don't have the privileges. For example, if they don't have update, insert, delete on a table, how can TOAD make it easier for them to change data in production? -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Canaan Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:42 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Using TOAD on production databases Venu, Just keep in mind that if the developers have the rights to change any of the data in production, they will be able to do it directly via TOAD. TOAD makes it even easier to make data changes, without SQL. Scott Canaan (srcdco@xxxxxxx) (585) 475-7886 "Life is like a sewer, what you get out of it depends on what you put into it." - Tom Lehrer. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Potluri, Venu (IDS AIS SE) Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:24 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Using TOAD on production databases Is there any problem with developers using Quest Software's TOAD on production databases? Regardless of the functionality in TOAD, a developer shouldn't be able to use the DBA functionality in TOAD, correct? We grant roles to developers and those roles never include any privilesges on SYSTEM or SYS owned objects. What made me ask this question is a script on www.orafaq.com that shows a way to prevent developers from using TOAD on production databases. Any thoughts are appreciated. Venu Potluri Oracle Financials DBA=3D3D20 -------------------------------------------------------- =3D3D20 If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/=3D3D20 -------------------------------------------------------- =3D3D20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------=3D20 -------------------------------------------------------- =3D20 If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the = =3D sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, =3D retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms =3D relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/=3D20 -------------------------------------------------------- =3D20 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at http://www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at http://www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------