Re: What or who is PUBLIC?

I beg to differ, look at sql.bsq,

quote:
create role public
/

its right after the create user sys ....

joe  

"Maser, Donna (SEA)" wrote:
>
> Ron,
>
> PUBLIC is not actually a ROLE, it is a 'user group'.
> It always is available to ALL users in a database.
> If used in reference to a synonym, privilege, role,
> or subroutine (variable, constant, function, procedure)
> of a package it means the synonym, privilege, role,
> or subroutine is accessible to every database user.
>
> The other use of public is in reference to a rollback segment
> within a parallel server database, where public means that
> any instance requiring a rollback segment can use it .
>
> Donna
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> Can anyone point me to a paper or explanation of the Oracle role? called
> PUBLIC? How do you manage permissions for PUBLIC?
>
> Ron Smith
> Database Administration
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