Mark, I agree that would work better and be more secure. But the actual truncate code is buried in the vendors code. It is part of a bigger process that I cant get changed at the moment. I am looking for a resolution in the mean time. Larry --- "Bobak, Mark" <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Larry, > > Synonyms don't work on DDL statements, as you discovered. > > However, rather than granting a user DROP ANY TABLE, > which > it seems to me could be easily misused or abused, why not > do: > > As user1: > create function truncate_the_table as > begin > execute immediate 'truncate table this_table'; > end; > / > grant execute on truncate_the_table to user2; > > As user2: > > exec truncate_the_table; > > That may be a better solution for you.... > > > -Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Larry Hahn > > Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:43 PM > > To: Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Truncate another users table > > > > > > List, > > > > I am running version 8.1.7 on Sun. > > > > I am trying to allow a user (A) to truncate another > users > > (B) table. I have already given the DROP ANY TABLE > right to > > A, and made a public synonym for the table owned by B. > > > > I can't do the truncate if I just give the table name, > but > > if I put the owner first (truncate table A.<tablename>) > it > > works. What have I missed? > > > > Because the truncate command that I ultimately need to > run > > is buried in the vendors code, I am not able to create > and > > execute the stored procedure that I have seen suggested > > here on the list in the past. > > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > Larry Hahn > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. > > http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l